BARROW (WHITCHURCH) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09721786 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-06
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). 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 (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-08-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2019-08-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-07-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2018-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-08-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BARROW (WHITCHURCH) LIMITED
  18. 2015-08-06
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    BARROW, John Allan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARROW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Allan Barrow
Individual · British · DOB 12/1944 · age 82
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Ms Marie Antonette Barrow
Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Spinney Heathwood Road
Higher Heath
Whitchurch
Shropshire
SY13 2HG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BARROW, John Allan→
director · ~82y · appointed 2015-08-06
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-13