8 BARRELS CLUB LTD

💤Zombieactive
11631689 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-25.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 2 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £25,717

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£26k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£29k-£18k-£7k£4k£15k£26kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-25.7k£-29.4k
Current assets£26.2k£26.2k
Net assets£-25.7k£-29.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
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  2. 2024-12-10
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  3. 2023-07-11
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  4. 2022-11-21
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  5. 2021-12-22
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  6. 2021-03-11
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  7. 2019-12-20
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  8. 2019-07-01
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  9. 2019-07-01
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  10. 2019-07-01
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  11. 2019-07-01
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  12. 2019-07-01
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  13. 2019-07-01
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  14. 2019-06-29
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    PATEL, Anant resigned
    director
  15. 2019-06-29
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    PATEL, Bijal resigned
    director
  16. 2019-06-29
    ➖
    PATEL, Dipan resigned
    director
  17. 2019-06-29
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    PATEL, Rishil resigned
    director
  18. 2019-06-18
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    PATEL, Anant appointed
    director
  19. 2019-06-18
    ➕
    PATEL, Bijal appointed
    director
  20. 2019-06-18
    ➕
    PATEL, Dipan appointed
    director
  21. 2019-06-18
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    PATEL, Rishil appointed
    director
  22. 2019-06-18
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  23. 2019-06-18
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  24. 2019-06-18
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  25. 2019-06-18
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  26. 2019-03-13
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    accounts · AA01
  27. 2018-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 8 BARRELS CLUB LTD
  28. 2018-10-19
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    PATEL, Nikesh Sushil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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 Nikesh Sushil Patel
Individual · British · DOB 10/1989 · age 37
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/10/2018

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
Incorporated2018-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

2 Lings Local Centre
Lumbertubs
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN3 8NQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

PATEL, Nikesh Sushil→
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-10-19
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Active
PATEL, Anant→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-06-18 · resigned 2019-06-29
Resigned
PATEL, Bijal→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-06-18 · resigned 2019-06-29
Resigned
PATEL, Dipan→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-06-18 · resigned 2019-06-29
Resigned
PATEL, Rishil→
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-06-18 · resigned 2019-06-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-01