BARTLEY'S FLOWERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04042528 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-28
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£8.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -78% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,914
Cash draining
Cash down 78% YoY
Cash YoY
-78%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£237
↓ 78% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 7.8% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 5.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£59.9k£52.3k
Current assets£9.4k£9.9k
Cash£237£1.1k
Debtors£3.7k£3.7k
Net assets£8.9k£8.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-10-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2002-08-06
    ➕
    CABLE, Joanne appointed
    secretary
  17. 2002-08-06
    ➖
    HARMER, Stewart resigned
    secretary
  18. 2002-08-06
    ➖
    HARMER, Anne Margaret resigned
    director
  19. 2000-08-22
    ➕
    HARMER, Stewart appointed
    director
  20. 2000-08-22
    ➕
    HARMER, Stewart appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-08-22
    ➖
    HARGUR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2000-08-22
    ➕
    HARMER, Anne Margaret appointed
    director
  23. 2000-08-22
    ➖
    OSSMAN CONSULTANTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2000-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As BARTLEY'S FLOWERS LIMITED
  25. 2000-07-28
    ➕
    HARGUR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2000-07-28
    ➕
    OSSMAN CONSULTANTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stewart Harmer
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
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
Incorporated2000-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47760 — SIC 47760

Registered office

259 Croydon Road Croydon Road
Beckenham
BR3 3PS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CABLE, Joanne→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-06
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Active
HARMER, Stewart→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-08-22
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Active
HARMER, Stewart→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-22 · resigned 2002-08-06
Resigned
HARGUR LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-07-28 · resigned 2000-08-22
Resigned
HARMER, Anne Margaret→
director · ~87y · appointed 2000-08-22 · resigned 2002-08-06
Resigned
OSSMAN CONSULTANTS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2000-07-28 · resigned 2000-08-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30