BARTEZ LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04744460 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-25
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 14.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£110.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
69 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
75
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £110,769

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£111k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£231k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£46k£92k£139k£185k£231kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£121.6k£126.7k
Current assets£231.0k£181.3k
Net assets£110.8k£105.4k

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
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 (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-04-30
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  3. 2025-03-12
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-10
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    FALCONER, George resigned
    director
  5. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-16
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    CAMPBELL, Owen Bradley appointed
    director
  8. 2023-01-16
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-04-30
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  10. 2021-04-30
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  11. 2020-12-28
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  12. 2020-01-31
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  13. 2019-12-09
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    CAMPBELL, Ian Peter appointed
    director
  14. 2019-12-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-12-09
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  16. 2019-12-09
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  17. 2019-12-09
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  18. 2019-12-09
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  19. 2019-11-27
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    FALCONER, George appointed
    director
  20. 2019-11-27
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    PALMER, Karen Rose resigned
    director
  21. 2019-10-09
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    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-10-08
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    SQUASH UK LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2015-11-01
    ➖
    JONES, Michael Georgieff resigned
    director
  24. 2011-10-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Newko (UK) Limited
  25. 2010-04-25
    ➖
    CRITERION CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2004-10-21
    ➕
    JONES, Michael Georgieff appointed
    director
  27. 2004-10-21
    ➕
    PALMER, Karen Rose appointed
    director
  28. 2004-07-26
    ➖
    FALCONER, George resigned
    director
  29. 2004-07-26
    ➕
    SQUASH UK LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2003-09-24
    ➖
    JONES, Michael Georgieff resigned
    director
  31. 2003-09-04
    ➕
    FALCONER, George appointed
    director
  32. 2003-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BARTEZ LIMITED
  33. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    CRITERION CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    JONES, Michael Georgieff appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

16/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CAMPBELL, Owen Bradley (same surname) appointed 2023-01-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Peter Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/12/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr George Falconerceased 01/12/2020· 50-75% shares
  • Mrs Karen Palmerceased 27/11/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2003-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

41 Chester Street
Flint
Flintshire
CH6 5BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Ian Peter→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Owen Bradley→
director · ~27y · appointed 2023-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRITERION CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2010-04-25
Resigned
FALCONER, George→
director · ~77y · appointed 2019-11-27 · resigned 2025-03-10
Resigned
FALCONER, George→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-09-04 · resigned 2004-07-26
Resigned
JONES, Michael Georgieff→
director · ~83y · appointed 2004-10-21 · resigned 2015-11-01
Resigned
JONES, Michael Georgieff→
director · ~83y · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2003-09-24
Resigned
PALMER, Karen Rose→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-10-21 · resigned 2019-11-27
Resigned
SQUASH UK LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-07-26 · resigned 2019-10-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Newko (UK)
Newko (UK) Limited
Debenture1 property31/10/2011—
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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-28