A BARTH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03411806 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-30
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
96 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-06-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-06-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2024-06-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-06-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-06-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-05-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2023-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2023-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2007-07-04
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    BARTH, Muriel Sylvia appointed
    director
  21. 2007-07-04
    ➖
    OLLENDORFF, Gillian Mary resigned
    director
  22. 1999-04-19
    ➖
    WAYTE, Peter Bernard resigned
    director
  23. 1997-08-29
    ➕
    BARTH, Thomas Martin appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-08-29
    ➕
    BARTH, Thomas Martin appointed
    director
  25. 1997-08-29
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-08-29
    ➕
    OLLENDORFF, Gillian Mary appointed
    director
  27. 1997-08-29
    ➕
    WAYTE, Peter Bernard appointed
    director
  28. 1997-08-29
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1997-07-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A BARTH LIMITED
  30. 1997-07-30
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1997-07-30
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    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
  • +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 "BARTH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — 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 84 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 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 Thomas Martin Barth
Individual · British · DOB 10/1942 · age 84
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Muriel Sylvia Barth
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

C/O Tc Citroen Wells Limited
5th Floor
3 Dorset Rise
London
EC4Y 8EN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BARTH, Thomas Martin→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTH, Muriel Sylvia→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTH, Thomas Martin→
director · ~84y · appointed 1997-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-30 · resigned 1997-08-29
Resigned
OLLENDORFF, Gillian Mary→
director · ~76y · appointed 1997-08-29 · resigned 2007-07-04
Resigned
WAYTE, Peter Bernard→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-08-29 · resigned 1999-04-19
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-07-30 · resigned 1997-08-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-22