BARLEYMANS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04686907 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-05
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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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.53M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,531,265
Cash YoY
-30%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£342k
↓ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£2.5m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.07M | £2.64M |
| Current assets | £1.19M | £1.03M |
| Cash | £342.2k | £488.0k |
| Debtors | £847.8k | £545.5k |
| Net assets | £2.53M | £2.27M |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-03-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-25➖BARLEYMAN, David Andrew resigneddirector
- 2015-12-17➕BARLEYMAN, Catherine Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2015-12-17➖BARLEYMAN, Charles resignedsecretary
- 2013-09-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-03-18➕BARLEYMAN, Catherine Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2003-03-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BARLEYMANS LIMITED
- 2003-03-05➕BARLEYMAN, Charles appointeddirector
- 2003-03-05➕BARLEYMAN, Charles appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-05➕BARLEYMAN, David Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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 "BARLEYMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Barleyman Individual · British · DOB 06/1936 · age 90 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 19/02/2017 |
Mr Charles Barleyman Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/02/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Andrew Barleymanceased 25/12/2018· 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
Incorporated2003-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000
Registered office
Homestead Farm, The Common
Cubley
Ashbourne
Derbyshire
DE6 2EX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
BARLEYMAN, Catherine Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-12-17
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BARLEYMAN, Catherine Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~90y · appointed 2003-03-18
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BARLEYMAN, Charles→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-03-05
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BARLEYMAN, Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-03-05 · resigned 2015-12-17
BARLEYMAN, David Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2003-03-05 · resigned 2018-12-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/09/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (63 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06