BARRY BROWN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04433466 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£846.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £846,000
Cash YoY
+13%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£564k
↑ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£846k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £846.0k | £656.7k |
| Current assets | £1.16M | £815.2k |
| Cash | £563.8k | £499.8k |
| Debtors | £499.9k | £141.7k |
| Net assets | £846.0k | £656.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-03-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-28📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-09➕SHAW, Lisa appointedsecretary
- 2024-05-09➖FRANCE, Stephen Alan resignedsecretary
- 2024-05-09➖FRANCE, Stephen Alan resigneddirector
- 2023-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-04📄change-person-secretary-companyofficers · CH03
- 2023-12-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-09-26➕SHAW, Lisa appointeddirector
- 2016-09-26➕FRANCE, Stephen Alan appointeddirector
- 2002-07-10➕BROWN, Peter Barry appointeddirector
- 2002-07-10➖BREWER, Suzanne resignednominee-secretary
- 2002-07-10➕FRANCE, Stephen Alan appointedsecretary
- 2002-07-10➖BREWER, Kevin, Dr resignednominee-director
- 2002-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BARRY BROWN LIMITED
- 2002-05-08➕BREWER, Suzanne appointednominee-secretary
- 2002-05-08➕BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "BROWN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Barry Brown Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/05/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Stephen Franceceased 06/08/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Joanne Brownceased 06/08/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
172 Orrell Road
Wigan
Lancashire
WN5 8HQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
BROWN, Peter Barry→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2002-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREWER, Suzanne→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-08 · resigned 2002-07-10
FRANCE, Stephen Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-07-10 · resigned 2024-05-09
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
Resignednominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2002-05-08 · resigned 2002-07-10
FRANCE, Stephen Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-09-26 · resigned 2024-05-09
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Recent filings (85 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14