BARVICK ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04403183 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-25
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.1y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 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
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees9001100

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-04-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-05-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-05-12
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    BURDEN, Richard resigned
    director
  10. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-04-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2020-03-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2019-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    BROWN, Stuart Edward appointed
    director
  20. 2003-03-11
    ➕
    CHENEY, Lorraine appointed
    director
  21. 2003-03-10
    ➕
    CHENEY, Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-03-10
    ➕
    VICKERY, David Frank appointed
    director
  23. 2003-03-10
    ➖
    WEBB, David Andrew resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-03-10
    ➕
    BURDEN, Richard appointed
    director
  25. 2003-03-10
    ➖
    JARVIS, Geoffrey Charles resigned
    director
  26. 2002-05-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited Trading as Alex Lawrie Factors
  27. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    WEBB, David Andrew appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    JARVIS, Geoffrey Charles appointed
    director
  29. 2002-03-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARVICK ENGINEERING LIMITED
  30. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-03-25
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2002-03-25
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
The Personal Representatives Of Richard Burden
Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr David Frank Vickery
Individual · British · DOB 03/1951 · age 75
25–50%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated2002-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Sea Fire Works
Henstridge Trading Estate
Henstridge
Somerset
BA8 0TN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

CHENEY, Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Stuart Edward→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-04-01
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Active
CHENEY, Lorraine→
director · ~74y · appointed 2003-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VICKERY, David Frank→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEBB, David Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2003-03-10
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2002-03-25
Resigned
BURDEN, Richard→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-03-10 · resigned 2022-05-12
Resigned
JARVIS, Geoffrey Charles→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2003-03-10
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2002-03-25
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
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited Trading as Alex Lawrie Factors
All assets debenture1 property29/05/2002—
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Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-06