BARNES GROUP (U.K.) 2 LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01164516 · ltd · incorporated 1974-03-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 33.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 33.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
32 officers (2 active, 32 linked, 28 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
159 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-06-24➕MCNEILLY, Douglas William appointeddirector
- 2018-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-02-28➖RAWNSLEY, Matthew James resigneddirector
- 2017-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-dateannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-15➕KENNEDY, Michael Vincent appointeddirector
- 2015-03-27➖MARSHALL, Gregory Allen resigneddirector
- 2013-11-22➕RAWNSLEY, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 2013-11-22➖TOUSSAINT, Susanne, Claudia resigneddirector
- 2013-06-24➕TOUSSAINT, Susanne, Claudia appointeddirector
- 2013-05-17➖BUCKLEY, Benjamin Mcneil resigneddirector
- 2012-03-16➕BUCKLEY, Benjamin Mcneil appointeddirector
- 2012-03-16➖DEMPSEY, Patrick J resigneddirector
- 2012-03-16➕MARSHALL, Gregory Allen appointeddirector
- 2012-03-16➖TOUSSAINT, Claudia Susanne resigneddirector
- 2011-12-31➖DELHEZ, Pierre-Yves Mauric Jean Charles resignedsecretary
- 2010-05-25➕TOUSSAINT, Claudia Susanne appointeddirector
- 2010-04-01➖GATES, Signe S resigneddirector
- 2008-04-21➖DANDY, Jeremy Llewellyn resigneddirector
- 2008-02-18➖FERRARI, Fabio resigneddirector
- 2007-12-31➕DELHEZ, Pierre-Yves Mauric Jean Charles appointedsecretary
- 2007-12-31➖JARVIS, Jeremy Oliver resignedsecretary
- 2007-11-30➕DANDY, Jeremy Llewellyn appointeddirector
- 2007-11-30➕DEMPSEY, Patrick J appointeddirector
- 2007-11-30➖RIZZI, Thomas Joseph resigneddirector
- 2007-10-05➖WOLF, Idelle K resigneddirector
- 2006-08-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2006-07-31➕JARVIS, Jeremy Oliver appointedsecretary
- 2006-07-31➖WEBB, Steven John resignedsecretary
- 2006-07-31➖GASKIN, David John resigneddirector
- 2006-07-31➕GATES, Signe S appointeddirector
- 2006-07-31➕RIZZI, Thomas Joseph appointeddirector
- 2006-07-31➖WEBB, Steven John resigneddirector
- 2006-07-31➕WOLF, Idelle K appointeddirector
- 2006-07-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Premier Industrial Deutschland Gmbh
- 2006-07-06➕WEBB, Steven John appointeddirector
- 2006-05-16➖FISHER, Andrew Charles resigneddirector
- 2004-04-30➖MILES, Philip Martin resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 76 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Barnes Group (U.K.) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Barnes Group (U.K.) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BARNES GROUP (U.K.) 2 LIMITED
This company · 01164516
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Barnes Group (U.K.) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1974-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
C/O Barnes Group (U.K.) Limited Unit 4
Grosvenor Business Centre, Vale Park
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 1GS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (2 active · 30 resigned)
KENNEDY, Michael Vincent→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-09-15
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MCNEILLY, Douglas William→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-06-24
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DELHEZ, Pierre-Yves Mauric Jean Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-12-31 · resigned 2011-12-31
JARVIS, Jeremy Oliver→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-07-31 · resigned 2007-12-31
MILES, Philip Martin→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2004-04-30
WEBB, Steven John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-30 · resigned 2006-07-31
BOLLER, Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1992-01-31 · resigned 1992-08-18
BUCKLEY, Benjamin Mcneil→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-03-16 · resigned 2013-05-17
DANDY, Jeremy Llewellyn→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2008-04-21
DEMPSEY, Patrick J→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2012-03-16
FERRARI, Fabio→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2001-05-03 · resigned 2008-02-18
FISHER, Andrew Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1996-11-28 · resigned 2006-05-16
FRANK, Howard Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 1994-10-11 · resigned 1996-11-28
GASKIN, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2000-07-28 · resigned 2006-07-31
GATES, Signe S→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2006-07-31 · resigned 2010-04-01
GIBSON, Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1992-01-31 · resigned 1996-11-28
GRINNELL, Grant C→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 1994-10-11
MANDEL, Morton L→
Resigneddirector · ~105y · resigned 1996-11-28
MARSHALL, Gregory Allen→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2012-03-16 · resigned 2015-03-27
MULLEN, Kenneth John→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1998-01-27 · resigned 2000-07-28
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Premier Industrial Deutschland Gmbh / Premier Industrial Deutschland Gmbh | Debenture | 1 property | 27/07/2006 | — | |
| satisfied | Petersmill Petersmill Limited | Deposit agreement | 1 property | 02/11/1992 | 01/08/2006 |
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Recent filings (159 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-11