BARBICAN INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02148186 · ltd · incorporated 1987-07-17
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 33.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 33.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
106 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees900900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-05
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    LEVINS, Robert William appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-02-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-04-27
    ➖
    GORSUCH, Margaret Irene resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-04-27
    ➖
    BOUSTEAD, Melvyn resigned
    director
  19. 2013-03-07
    ➕
    SCOTT, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2011-10-14
    ➕
    LEVINS, Frank Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2011-10-14
    ➖
    GORSUCH, Margaret Irene resigned
    director
  22. 2010-04-14
    ➕
    GORSUCH, Margaret Irene appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-04-14
    ➖
    SMITH, Christopher John, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  24. 1995-11-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 1992-10-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: J.Boustead
  26. 1992-09-06
    ➕
    GORSUCH, Margaret Irene appointed
    director
  27. 1992-09-02
    ➖
    LAWLOR, Philip resigned
    director
  28. 1987-07-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARBICAN INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISORS LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LEVINS, Robert William (same surname) appointed 2026-03-05. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Levins & Scott Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Levins & Scott Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BARBICAN INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISORS LIMITED
This company · 02148186

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Levins & Scott Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1987-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

50 St. Andrew Street
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG14 1JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

LEVINS, Frank Robert→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEVINS, Robert William→
director · ~39y · appointed 2026-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Paul Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORSUCH, Margaret Irene→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-14 · resigned 2013-04-27
Resigned
SMITH, Christopher John, Mr.→
secretary · resigned 2010-04-14
Resigned
BOUSTEAD, Melvyn→
director · ~81y · resigned 2013-04-27
Resigned
GORSUCH, Margaret Irene→
director · ~69y · appointed 1992-09-06 · resigned 2011-10-14
Resigned
LAWLOR, Philip→
director · ~71y · resigned 1992-09-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
J.Boustead
Debenture1 property30/10/199216/11/1995

Recent filings (106 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-18