BARKERS SHOES (SALES) LIMITED

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00565011 · ltd · incorporated 1956-04-21
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 15200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 33.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
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
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Very low cash
Cash position: £0

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£0
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£0£0
Current assets£0£0
Cash£0£0
Debtors£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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  2. 2024-12-17
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  3. 2023-12-15
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  4. 2022-12-12
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  5. 2021-12-07
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  6. 2021-04-01
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  7. 2019-12-17
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  8. 2019-01-05
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  9. 2018-01-02
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  10. 2017-01-08
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  11. 2016-12-08
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  13. 2016-01-29
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  16. 2002-04-30
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    SHARMA, Kul Bhushan appointed
    secretary
  17. 2002-04-30
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    PATEL, Shashi resigned
    secretary
  18. 1999-12-16
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    GUJRAL, Rajiv appointed
    director
  19. 1999-12-15
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    PATEL, Shashi appointed
    secretary
  20. 1999-12-01
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    MATHERS, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  21. 1999-08-12
    ➖
    AYNSLEY, Martin Arthur resigned
    director
  22. 1998-12-21
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    BROWN, Michael resigned
    secretary
  23. 1998-12-21
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    MATHERS, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  24. 1996-12-09
    ➕
    AYNSLEY, Martin Arthur appointed
    director
  25. 1996-09-02
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    BRANSTON, Paul Richard resigned
    secretary
  26. 1996-09-02
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    BROWN, Michael appointed
    secretary
  27. 1996-07-26
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    BRANSTON, Paul Richard appointed
    secretary
  28. 1996-06-28
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    SHUTTLEWOOD, James Anthony resigned
    secretary
  29. 1996-06-28
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    SHUTTLEWOOD, James Anthony resigned
    director
  30. 1996-05-07
    ➖
    CLARK, Lancelot Pease resigned
    director
  31. 1995-10-13
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    VANJANI, Murli Dhar resigned
    secretary
  32. 1995-10-13
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    VANJANI, Murli Dhar resigned
    director
  33. 1995-04-10
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    VANJANI, Murli Dhar appointed
    secretary
  34. 1995-04-10
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    BARKER, William resigned
    director
  35. 1995-04-10
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    VANJANI, Murli Dhar appointed
    director
  36. 1995-04-10
    ➖
    WARD, Eric resigned
    director
  37. 1994-02-28
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    CLARK, Lancelot Pease appointed
    director
  38. 1994-02-03
    ➕
    WARD, Eric appointed
    director
  39. 1993-12-22
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    BARKER, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  40. 1993-12-22
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    SHUTTLEWOOD, James Anthony appointed
    director
  41. 1993-02-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  42. 1956-04-21
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    Company incorporated
    As BARKERS SHOES (SALES) LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 70 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Anil Aggarwal
Individual · Indian · DOB 01/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1956-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC15200 — SIC 15200

Registered office

Station Road
Earls Barton
Northamptonshire
NN6 0NT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

SHARMA, Kul Bhushan→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-30
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Active
GUJRAL, Rajiv→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-12-16
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Active
BRANSTON, Paul Richard→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-26 · resigned 1996-09-02
Resigned
BROWN, Michael→
secretary · appointed 1996-09-02 · resigned 1998-12-21
Resigned
MATHERS, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 1998-12-21 · resigned 1999-12-01
Resigned
PATEL, Shashi→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-15 · resigned 2002-04-30
Resigned
SHUTTLEWOOD, James Anthony→
secretary · resigned 1996-06-28
Resigned
VANJANI, Murli Dhar→
secretary · appointed 1995-04-10 · resigned 1995-10-13
Resigned
AYNSLEY, Martin Arthur→
director · ~70y · appointed 1996-12-09 · resigned 1999-08-12
Resigned
BARKER, Andrew Mark→
director · ~58y · resigned 1993-12-22
Resigned
BARKER, William→
director · ~89y · resigned 1995-04-10
Resigned
CLARK, Lancelot Pease→
director · ~90y · appointed 1994-02-28 · resigned 1996-05-07
Resigned
SHUTTLEWOOD, James Anthony→
director · ~73y · appointed 1993-12-22 · resigned 1996-06-28
Resigned
VANJANI, Murli Dhar→
director · ~73y · appointed 1995-04-10 · resigned 1995-10-13
Resigned
WARD, Eric→
director · ~98y · appointed 1994-02-03 · resigned 1995-04-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property02/02/1993—
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Recent filings (113 total)

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2021-12-22
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