BISLEY GUN CLUB LTD.

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08753950 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-30
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.
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (79/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2015-11-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-06-30
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    BARRETT, Robert Nicholas appointed
    director
  16. 2014-06-30
    ➖
    GORDON, Michael Thomas resigned
    director
  17. 2014-06-30
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  18. 2013-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As BISLEY GUN CLUB LTD.
  19. 2013-10-30
    ➕
    GORDON, Michael Thomas appointed
    director
  20. 2013-10-30
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Barrett
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

10 High Street
Caterham
Surrey
CR3 5UA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BARRETT, Robert Nicholas→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORDON, Michael Thomas→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-10-30 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2013-10-30 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-01