BARROW HEATH SHOOTING GROUND LTD
💤Zombieactive
08360047 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£109.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £109,264
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£109k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 122% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £109.3k | £65.4k |
| Current assets | £14.1k | £6.4k |
| Net assets | £109.3k | £65.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-11-18📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-01➖JONES, Marie resigneddirector
- 2017-12-19➖ARNOLD, Henry William resigneddirector
- 2017-06-17➕JONES, Marie appointeddirector
- 2013-01-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BARROW HEATH SHOOTING GROUND LTD
- 2013-01-14➕MOSS, Philip Charles appointeddirector
- 2013-01-14➕ARNOLD, Henry William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Charles Moss Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/01/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Henry William Arnoldceased 19/12/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
The Old Chapel 52 Paynesfield Road
Tatsfield
Westerham
TN16 2BG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
MOSS, Philip Charles→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARNOLD, Henry William→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2013-01-14 · resigned 2017-12-19
JONES, Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-06-17 · resigned 2019-08-01
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17