BARRE COLLECTIVE LIMITED

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13160747 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-27
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
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£3.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,712
Net assets shrinking
Down £898 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£3.7k£4.6k
Current assets£5.4k£4.9k
Net assets£3.7k£4.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-04-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-08-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-06-30
    LEWIS, Helen resigned
    director
  10. 2022-03-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-01-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BARRE COLLECTIVE LIMITED
  12. 2021-01-27
    ANSTEY, Victoria Charlotte appointed
    director
  13. 2021-01-27
    LEWIS, Helen appointed
    director
  14. 2021-01-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Victoria Charlotte Anstey
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control27/01/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Helen Lewisceased 30/06/2022· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

9 First Cross Road
Twickenham
TW2 5QA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ANSTEY, Victoria Charlotte
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-01-27
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Active
LEWIS, Helen
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-01-27 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-27