BARRIE K. ELLIS (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02405565 · ltd · incorporated 1989-07-18
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£136.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £136,092
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,398 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£136k
↓ 2.4% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£28k£56k£84k£112k£139kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£137.8k£141.2k
Current assets£23.0k£28.6k
Net assets£136.1k£139.5k

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
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-05-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-05-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-05-01
    ➖
    ELLIS, Kathryn resigned
    director
  5. 2025-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-06-01
    ➕
    ELLIS, Paul Barrie appointed
    director
  9. 2023-07-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-07-08
    ➖
    ELLIS, Paul Barrie resigned
    director
  17. 2018-06-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-07-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-06-11
    ➕
    ELLIS, Paul Barrie appointed
    director
  20. 2017-03-01
    ➕
    ELLIS, Kathryn appointed
    director
  21. 2016-09-01
    ➖
    ELLIS, Joe Oliver resigned
    secretary
  22. 2016-09-01
    ➖
    ELLIS, Joe Oliver resigned
    director
  23. 2014-05-19
    ➕
    ELLIS, Joe Oliver appointed
    secretary
  24. 2014-05-19
    ➖
    ELLIS, Paul Barrie resigned
    secretary
  25. 2014-05-19
    ➕
    ELLIS, Joe Oliver appointed
    director
  26. 2014-05-19
    ➖
    ELLIS, Paul Barrie resigned
    director
  27. 2011-01-01
    ➖
    ELLIS, Barrie Kenneth resigned
    director
  28. 1989-07-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARRIE K. ELLIS (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "ELLIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Barrie Ellis
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/05/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Kathryn Ellisceased 01/05/2026· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated1989-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

Firth Street
Huddersfield
HD1 3BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last: 2026-05-04

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

ELLIS, Paul Barrie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIS, Joe Oliver→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-19 · resigned 2016-09-01
Resigned
ELLIS, Paul Barrie→
secretary · resigned 2014-05-19
Resigned
ELLIS, Barrie Kenneth→
director · ~76y · resigned 2011-01-01
Resigned
ELLIS, Joe Oliver→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-05-19 · resigned 2016-09-01
Resigned
ELLIS, Kathryn→
director · ~76y · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2026-05-01
Resigned
ELLIS, Paul Barrie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-06-11 · resigned 2018-07-08
Resigned
ELLIS, Paul Barrie→
director · ~56y · resigned 2014-05-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-28