A.J. & R.G.BARBER (SALES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00750464 · ltd · incorporated 1963-02-18

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46330

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Leverage-led grower. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (57/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 35.0y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 35.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

126 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £2,872,200

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Profit before tax	£2.87M
Average employees	70

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2025-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-02
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2025-08-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-02
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PULLIN, Michael John resigned
director
2024-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-29
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ELIAS, Adam Michael appointed
director
2023-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-08-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-31
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-31
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-31
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-28
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
2023-07-28
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2023-07-28
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
2023-07-26
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-26
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Charge satisfied #5
2023-06-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-18
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BARBER, Paul Kelson resigned
director
2022-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
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ELIAS, Adam Michael appointed
secretary
2022-11-21
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BARBER, Charles Nicholas appointed
director
2022-11-21
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BARBER, Giles Kelson appointed
director
2022-11-21
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BARBER, Thomas Nicholas resigned
secretary
2022-11-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-11-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-31
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NEWCOMBE, Christopher Michael resigned
director
2021-11-11
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2010-10-23
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Charge satisfied #4
2010-06-14
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PULLIN, Michael John appointed
director
2009-05-29
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2005-04-01
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NEWCOMBE, Christopher Michael appointed
director
2003-01-01
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BOOTHMAN, Valerie Christine resigned
director
1999-11-30
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Charge satisfied #2
1999-11-30
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Charge satisfied #1
1999-10-21
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1996-10-23
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BARBER, Christopher Luke appointed
director
1996-08-16
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1995-03-20
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1993-04-01
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BOOTHMAN, Valerie Christine appointed
director
1991-05-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Credit Lyonnais
1963-02-18
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Company incorporated
As A.J. & R.G.BARBER (SALES) LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARBER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BARBER, Charles Nicholas (same surname) appointed 2022-11-21. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

6 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

A.J. And R.G. Barber Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A.J. And R.G. Barber Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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A.J. & R.G.BARBER (SALES) LIMITED

This company · 00750464

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
A.J. And R.G. Barber Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1963-02-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46330 — SIC 46330

Registered office

Maryland Farm Smiths Lane

Ditcheat

Shepton Mallet

Somerset

BA4 6PR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-14

Last: 2026-04-30