BARBICAN FINANCIAL ADVISORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04409097 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-04
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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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

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-06-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-04-25
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    LEVINS, Frank Robert appointed
    director
  17. 2014-04-25
    ➕
    SCOTT, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2014-04-25
    ➖
    GORSUCH, Margaret Irene resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-04-25
    ➖
    BOUSTEAD, Melvyn resigned
    director
  20. 2014-04-25
    ➖
    GORSUCH, Margaret Irene resigned
    director
  21. 2002-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BARBICAN FINANCIAL ADVISORS LIMITED
  22. 2002-04-04
    ➕
    GORSUCH, Margaret Irene appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-04-04
    ➕
    JPCORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-04-04
    ➖
    JPCORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-04-04
    ➕
    BOUSTEAD, Melvyn appointed
    director
  26. 2002-04-04
    ➕
    GORSUCH, Margaret Irene appointed
    director
  27. 2002-04-04
    ➕
    JPCORD LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2002-04-04
    ➖
    JPCORD LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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
Mr Frank Robert Levins
Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Paul Andrew Scott
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2002-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

50 St Andrew Street
Hertford
Herts
SG14 1JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

LEVINS, Frank Robert→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Paul Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORSUCH, Margaret Irene→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-04 · resigned 2014-04-25
Resigned
JPCORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-04 · resigned 2002-04-04
Resigned
BOUSTEAD, Melvyn→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-04-04 · resigned 2014-04-25
Resigned
GORSUCH, Margaret Irene→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-04-04 · resigned 2014-04-25
Resigned
JPCORD LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-04 · resigned 2002-04-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-04