BARBERS GATE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04726465 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-08
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 98000Residents property management
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (63/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
82 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
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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 (47 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-25➖MACKAY, Alexander Fraser resigneddirector
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-05-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-05-28➕JACKSON, Raymond Harry appointedsecretary
- 2025-05-28➖Q1 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-05-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-13➕BUXTON, Gregory Rae appointeddirector
- 2025-03-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-20➕RAYNOR, Paul Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2024-11-20➕MACKAY, Alexander Fraser appointeddirector
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-01➖SAUNDERS, Allen James Michael resigneddirector
- 2020-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-04➖FORD, Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2014-02-04➕Q1 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-10-08➕JACKSON, Pamela Wendy appointeddirector
- 2011-05-23➖O'SULLIVAN, Michael Anthony resigneddirector
- 2009-09-07➖WINTER, Mark resigneddirector
- 2007-04-27➕SAUNDERS, Allen James Michael appointeddirector
- 2006-12-14➖JACKSON, Raymond Harry resigneddirector
- 2006-12-14➖MICKLEBURGH, June Margaret resigneddirector
- 2005-05-23➕MONTAGUE, Robert appointeddirector
- 2005-05-23➕WINTER, Mark appointeddirector
- 2004-04-14➕FORD, Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-14➖MICKLEBURGH, June Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2004-04-14➖HOPLEY, John resigneddirector
- 2004-01-02➕O'SULLIVAN, Michael Anthony appointeddirector
- 2003-07-30➕MICKLEBURGH, June Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-30➕HOPLEY, John appointeddirector
- 2003-07-30➕JACKSON, Raymond Harry appointeddirector
- 2003-07-30➕MICKLEBURGH, June Margaret appointeddirector
- 2003-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BARBERS GATE LIMITED
- 2003-04-08➕COURTNAGE, Angela Jean appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-08➖COURTNAGE, Angela Jean resignedsecretary
- 2003-04-08➕TAYLOR, Martin Paul appointeddirector
- 2003-04-08➖TAYLOR, Martin Paul resigneddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Registered office
14 Barbers Gate
Poole
BH15 1ZA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25
Officers (5 active · 12 resigned)
JACKSON, Raymond Harry→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-05-28
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BUXTON, Gregory Rae→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2025-05-13
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JACKSON, Pamela Wendy→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2013-10-08
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MONTAGUE, Robert→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-05-23
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RAYNOR, Paul Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-11-20
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COURTNAGE, Angela Jean→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2003-04-08
FORD, Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-14 · resigned 2014-02-04
MICKLEBURGH, June Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-07-30 · resigned 2004-04-14
Q1 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-02-04 · resigned 2025-05-28
HOPLEY, John→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2003-07-30 · resigned 2004-04-14
JACKSON, Raymond Harry→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 2003-07-30 · resigned 2006-12-14
MACKAY, Alexander Fraser→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2024-11-20 · resigned 2025-11-25
MICKLEBURGH, June Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2003-07-30 · resigned 2006-12-14
O'SULLIVAN, Michael Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2004-01-02 · resigned 2011-05-23
SAUNDERS, Allen James Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2007-04-27 · resigned 2021-07-01
TAYLOR, Martin Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2003-04-08
WINTER, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-05-23 · resigned 2009-09-07
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Recent filings (82 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-06