BARRON ANALYTICAL LIMITED

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02979353 · ltd · incorporated 1994-10-14
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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

1 live charge · oldest 18.4y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
86 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2022-04-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-03-25
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2021-11-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2021-11-22
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  12. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2015-01-01
    ➖
    O`KEEFFE, John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-01-01
    ➖
    O`KEEFFE, John resigned
    director
  19. 2008-01-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland (Ireland) Limited
  20. 2006-09-11
    ➖
    KELLY, Thomas Bernard resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-09-11
    ➕
    O`KEEFFE, John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-09-11
    ➖
    KELLY, Thomas Bernard resigned
    director
  23. 2006-09-11
    ➕
    O`KEEFFE, John appointed
    director
  24. 1997-04-20
    ➖
    LORCH, Robert Philip resigned
    director
  25. 1994-10-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARRON ANALYTICAL LIMITED
  26. 1994-10-14
    ➕
    BARRON, John Joseph appointed
    director
  27. 1994-10-14
    ➕
    KELLY, Thomas Bernard appointed
    secretary
  28. 1994-10-14
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1994-10-14
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1994-10-14
    ➕
    KELLY, Thomas Bernard appointed
    director
  31. 1994-10-14
    ➕
    LORCH, Robert Philip appointed
    director
  32. 1994-10-14
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1994-10-14
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARRON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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.)

Group structure

Jj Barron Ireland Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Jj Barron Ireland Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BARRON ANALYTICAL LIMITED
This company · 02979353

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jj Barron Ireland Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting04/10/2021
John Barron
Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1954 · age 72
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest30/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • John Barron Environmental Limitedceased 04/10/2021· 75-100% shares

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

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8 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
Incorporated1994-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

2 Communications Road
Greenham Business Park
Newbury
Berkshire
RG19 6AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

BARRON, John Joseph→
director · ~72y · appointed 1994-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KELLY, Thomas Bernard→
secretary · appointed 1994-10-14 · resigned 2006-09-11
Resigned
O`KEEFFE, John→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-11 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-10-14 · resigned 1994-10-14
Resigned
KELLY, Thomas Bernard→
director · ~70y · appointed 1994-10-14 · resigned 2006-09-11
Resigned
LORCH, Robert Philip→
director · ~77y · appointed 1994-10-14 · resigned 1997-04-20
Resigned
O`KEEFFE, John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-09-11 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-10-14 · resigned 1994-10-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland (Ireland) Limited
Floating charge1 property22/01/2008—
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Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-04-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-01
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-03-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-11-23
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-11-22