BARROW ISLAND COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10598525 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-02-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2024-02-28
Average employees0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-03-01
    ➖
    CLARK, Matthew resigned
    director
  9. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-09-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-09-24
    ➕
    MORGAN, Deborah appointed
    director
  13. 2020-09-24
    ➖
    WOOD, Alan resigned
    director
  14. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2020-03-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-03-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-02-28
    ➖
    ARMISTEAD, David resigned
    director
  19. 2019-09-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-09-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-09-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-09-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2019-08-31
    ➖
    TONGUE, James resigned
    director
  24. 2019-08-31
    ➖
    TONGUE, Rita Ann resigned
    director
  25. 2019-08-29
    ➕
    MORGAN, Laura Jayne appointed
    director
  26. 2019-08-29
    ➕
    ARMISTEAD, David appointed
    director
  27. 2018-06-30
    ➖
    GOUDE, Ian resigned
    director
  28. 2017-02-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARROW ISLAND COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST LTD
  29. 2017-02-02
    ➕
    MCALOONE, Robert appointed
    secretary
  30. 2017-02-02
    ➕
    BAILEY, Stephen appointed
    director
  31. 2017-02-02
    ➕
    MCALOONE, Robert Peter appointed
    director
  32. 2017-02-02
    ➕
    CLARK, Matthew appointed
    director
  33. 2017-02-02
    ➕
    GOUDE, Ian appointed
    director
  34. 2017-02-02
    ➕
    TONGUE, James appointed
    director
  35. 2017-02-02
    ➕
    TONGUE, Rita Ann appointed
    director
  36. 2017-02-02
    ➕
    WOOD, Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Peter Mcaloone
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
——board controlboard control28/02/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr David Armisteadceased 28/02/2020· significant influence
  • Mr James Tongueceased 29/08/2019· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2017-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Cavendish Park
Island Road
Barrow-In-Furness
LA14 2SB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

MCALOONE, Robert→
secretary · appointed 2017-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAILEY, Stephen→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCALOONE, Robert Peter→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORGAN, Deborah→
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORGAN, Laura Jayne→
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMISTEAD, David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-08-29 · resigned 2020-02-28
Resigned
CLARK, Matthew→
director · ~85y · appointed 2017-02-02 · resigned 2022-03-01
Resigned
GOUDE, Ian→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-02-02 · resigned 2018-06-30
Resigned
TONGUE, James→
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-02-02 · resigned 2019-08-31
Resigned
TONGUE, Rita Ann→
director · ~80y · appointed 2017-02-02 · resigned 2019-08-31
Resigned
WOOD, Alan→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-02-02 · resigned 2020-09-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-29