BARTON MOSS EQUESTRIAN LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09313833 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-17
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 66). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 11.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-06-12➖MOLYNEUX, Lisa Kit resignedsecretary
- 2023-06-12➖MOLYNEUX, Lisa Kit resigneddirector
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-08-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-08-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-08-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2015-02-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2015-02-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-11-17🏢Company incorporatedAs BARTON MOSS EQUESTRIAN LIMITED
- 2014-11-17➕DENNENY, Mark Norman appointeddirector
- 2014-11-17➕MOLYNEUX, Lisa Kit appointedsecretary
- 2014-11-17➕MOLYNEUX, Lisa Kit appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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
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 |
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Mr Mark Norman Denneny Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Lisa Kit Molyneuxceased 05/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities
Registered office
Sycamore House Sutton Quays Business Park
Sutton Weaver
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 3EH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
DENNENY, Mark Norman→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOLYNEUX, Lisa Kit→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-11-17 · resigned 2023-06-12
MOLYNEUX, Lisa Kit→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-11-17 · resigned 2023-06-12
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/02/2015 | 19/08/2020 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/02/2015 | 19/08/2020 |
Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08