BARCLAYS PLC

🌳Matureactive

00048839 · plc · incorporated 1896-07-20

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Banks

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

100 officers (13 active, 100 linked, 92 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

4724 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 24 capital
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 24 capital
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 24 capital
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

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FRANCIS, Mary Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-06-01
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MACK, Mary Tabb appointed
director
2025-04-30
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BREEDON, Timothy James resigned
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2025-03-17
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LEBOT, Dioni-Catherine appointed
director
2025-01-31
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SCHUENEMAN, Diane Lynn resigned
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2024-08-31
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EL-ERIAN, Mohamed A, Dr resigned
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2024-07-19
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SHEA, Brian Thomas appointed
director
2023-06-01
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KINGMAN, John Oliver Frank, Sir appointed
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2023-05-31
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GILLIES, Crawford Scott resigned
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2023-05-03
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ASHLEY, Michael St John resigned
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2023-02-15
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ELLWOOD, Hannah Elisabeth, Ms. appointed
secretary
2023-02-15
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SHAPIRO, Stephen Victor resigned
secretary
2023-01-23
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MOSES, Menasey Marc appointed
director
2022-04-23
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CROSS, Angela Anna appointed
director
2022-04-22
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MORZARIA, Tushar resigned
director
2022-02-08
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BERRY, Robert appointed
director
2021-11-01
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VENKATAKRISHNAN, Coimbatore Sundararajan appointed
director
2021-10-31
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STALEY, James Edward resigned
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2021-05-05
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CHESHIRE, Ian Michael, Sir resigned
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2021-04-01
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WILSON, Julia Susan appointed
director
2020-09-30
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CITRINO, Mary Anne resigned
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2020-02-01
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GILVARY, Brian, Dr appointed
director
2020-01-01
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EL-ERIAN, Mohamed A, Dr appointed
director
2020-01-01
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LESTER, Matthew John resigned
director
2019-09-25
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FITZPATRICK, Dawn appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

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 69. 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated1896-07-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64191 — Banks

Registered office

1 Churchill Place

London

E14 5HP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-15

Last: 2025-11-01