BARRY RILEY & SONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00932288 · ltd · incorporated 1968-05-20
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£608.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 48.2y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 48.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
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
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £608,909
Net assets shrinking
Down £34,620 YoY
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£609k
↓ 5.4% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£129k£257k£386k£515k£644kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.21M£1.25M
Current assets£14.0k£13.6k
Cash£1.9k£1.5k
Net assets£608.9k£643.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2022-08-17
    ➖
    HEMMING, Deborah Elizabeth Brigid resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2021-02-04
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
  11. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2017-09-02
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    Charge satisfied #4
  18. 2017-08-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2017-07-28
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  20. 2015-01-29
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2015-01-29
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2015-01-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2014-08-19
    ➕
    HEMMING, Deborah Elizabeth Brigid appointed
    secretary
  24. 2014-08-13
    ➖
    RILEY, Jennifer resigned
    secretary
  25. 2014-08-13
    ➖
    RILEY, Reginald Trevor Barry resigned
    director
  26. 2013-10-31
    ➖
    HEMMING, Deborah Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  27. 2013-10-31
    ➕
    RILEY, Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  28. 2012-04-29
    ➕
    HEMMING, Deborah Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  29. 2012-04-29
    ➖
    RILEY, Jennifer Charlotte resigned
    secretary
  30. 2006-03-30
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  31. 2000-03-29
    ➖
    RILEY, Eric Richard resigned
    director
  32. 1995-03-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  33. 1984-06-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  34. 1978-04-28
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  35. 1968-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARRY RILEY & SONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

98/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RILEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 58 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Riley
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting13/04/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated1968-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Redhouse Industrial Estate Middlemore Lane West
Aldridge
Walsall
West Midlands
WS9 8BG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

RILEY, Michael Peter Anthony→
director · ~60y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEMMING, Deborah Elizabeth Brigid→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-19 · resigned 2022-08-17
Resigned
HEMMING, Deborah Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-29 · resigned 2013-10-31
Resigned
RILEY, Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-31 · resigned 2014-08-13
Resigned
RILEY, Jennifer Charlotte→
secretary · resigned 2012-04-29
Resigned
RILEY, Eric Richard→
director · ~62y · resigned 2000-03-29
Resigned
RILEY, Reginald Trevor Barry→
director · ~94y · resigned 2014-08-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Handelsbanken
Handelsbanken PLC
A registered charge—04/02/2021—
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge1 property28/07/2017—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property30/03/200602/09/2017
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property31/03/199529/01/2015
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property20/06/198429/01/2015
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture registered persuant to an order of court dated 25 july 19781 property28/04/197821/01/2015
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Recent filings (115 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-01