B.L.GILBERT(BARROW)LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00827152 · ltd · incorporated 1964-11-13
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 42.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 42.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-26📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-02-26📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-02-26📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-06-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-06-01➕SMITH, Roger Duncan appointeddirector
- 2024-06-01➕WARD, Amanda Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-06-01➖GILBERT, Shirley resignedsecretary
- 2024-06-01➖GILBERT, Shirley resigneddirector
- 2024-06-01➖GILBERT, Vernon Richard resigneddirector
- 2024-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-01-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1983-09-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC
- 1964-11-13🏢Company incorporatedAs B.L.GILBERT(BARROW)LIMITED
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Thomas Graham & Sons Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Thomas Graham & Sons Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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B.L.GILBERT(BARROW)LIMITED
This company · 00827152
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Graham & Sons Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/06/2024 |
Mr Roger Smith Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares · trust interest | 01/06/2024 |
Mrs Amanda Jane Ward Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares · trust interest | 01/06/2024 |
Mr Ian Davidson Smith Individual · British · DOB 06/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares · trust interest | 01/06/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Shirley Gilbertceased 01/06/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Vernon Richard Gilbertceased 01/06/2024· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1964-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140
Registered office
8 Spellar Way
Kingmoor Park East
Carlisle
CA6 4SQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
SMITH, Roger Duncan→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARD, Amanda Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-06-01
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GILBERT, Shirley→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2024-06-01
GILBERT, Shirley→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2024-06-01
GILBERT, Vernon Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2024-06-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Williams & Glyn's Bank Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/09/1983 | 23/01/2010 |
Recent filings (105 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-02-26
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-02-26
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-14