BYERS BROTHERS CUMBRIA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01511435 · ltd · incorporated 1980-08-08
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 42.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 42.5y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
98 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-06-11
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2022-05-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2021-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-05-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  17. 2004-04-01
    ➕
    BYERS, Barbara Jill appointed
    director
  18. 1999-12-31
    ➖
    COWEN, Alan Nardine resigned
    director
  19. 1999-05-12
    ➖
    BAUGH, Dennis Joseph resigned
    director
  20. 1998-12-01
    ➕
    BYERS, Barbara Jill appointed
    secretary
  21. 1998-12-01
    ➖
    CANLEY, Elizabeth Ann resigned
    secretary
  22. 1998-12-01
    ➖
    LANCASTER, Elizabeth Susan resigned
    secretary
  23. 1992-10-19
    ➕
    CANLEY, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    secretary
  24. 1992-10-19
    ➖
    CANLEY, Elizabeth Ann resigned
    director
  25. 1983-11-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 1980-08-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BYERS BROTHERS CUMBRIA 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BYERS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Raymond Byers
Individual · British · DOB 11/1948 · age 78
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/01/2017
Mrs Barbara Jill Byers
Individual · British · DOB 11/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/05/2019

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
Incorporated1980-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Rigg Street
Shaddongate
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 1NL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BYERS, Barbara Jill→
secretary · appointed 1998-12-01
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Active
BYERS, Barbara Jill→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-04-01
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Active
BYERS, Raymond→
director · ~78y
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Active
CANLEY, Elizabeth Ann→
secretary · appointed 1992-10-19 · resigned 1998-12-01
Resigned
LANCASTER, Elizabeth Susan→
secretary · resigned 1998-12-01
Resigned
BAUGH, Dennis Joseph→
director · ~93y · resigned 1999-05-12
Resigned
CANLEY, Elizabeth Ann→
director · ~93y · resigned 1992-10-19
Resigned
COWEN, Alan Nardine→
director · ~89y · resigned 1999-12-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—12/05/2014—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property21/11/1983—
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Recent filings (98 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-06-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24