BERRYNARBOUR INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11570366 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-14
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£101
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £101
Net assets shrinking
Down £200 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£101
↓ 66% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£60£120£181£241£301Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£101£301
Net assets£101£301

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BERRYNARBOUR INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  14. 2018-09-14
    ➕
    MCCABE, David John appointed
    director
  15. 2018-09-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 David John Mccabe
Individual · English · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/09/2018

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
Incorporated2018-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

First Floor 54 Union Street
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 5PS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCCABE, David John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2018-09-14
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-08