BARBERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05018870 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-19
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10519
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
83 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-02-28
Average employees11

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2026-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-08-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-08-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-12-19
    ➕
    O'CONNELL, Ray William appointed
    director
  9. 2024-12-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-12-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-12-17
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    HOLLAND, Daniel John resigned
    director
  12. 2024-02-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-12-21
    ➖
    LEEN, Colm Anthony resigned
    director
  14. 2023-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-04-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-04-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2022-03-31
    ➖
    NEWCOMBE, Christopher Michael resigned
    secretary
  19. 2022-03-31
    ➖
    NEWCOMBE, Christopher Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2021-09-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-11-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-01-22
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Jason Mathew appointed
    director
  24. 2018-01-22
    ➖
    MAC SWEENEY, Daniel Benedict resigned
    director
  25. 2007-06-01
    ➖
    HORNER, Peter George resigned
    director
  26. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    NEWCOMBE, Christopher Michael appointed
    director
  27. 2004-01-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARBERY LIMITED
  28. 2004-01-19
    ➕
    BARBER, Charles Nicholas appointed
    director
  29. 2004-01-19
    ➕
    BARBER, Giles Kelson appointed
    director
  30. 2004-01-19
    ➕
    NEWCOMBE, Christopher Michael appointed
    secretary
  31. 2004-01-19
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2004-01-19
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2004-01-19
    ➕
    HOLLAND, Daniel John appointed
    director
  34. 2004-01-19
    ➕
    HORNER, Peter George appointed
    director
  35. 2004-01-19
    ➕
    LEEN, Colm Anthony appointed
    director
  36. 2004-01-19
    ➕
    MAC SWEENEY, Daniel Benedict appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARBER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
A.J. And R.G.Barber Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
Carbery (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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BARBERY LIMITED
This company · 05018870

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
A.J. And R.G.Barber Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Carbery (Uk) Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10519 — SIC 10519

Registered office

Maryland Farm
Ditcheat
Shepton Mallet
Somerset
BA4 6PR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

BARBER, Charles Nicholas→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARBER, Giles Kelson→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAWKINS, Jason Mathew→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'CONNELL, Ray William→
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEWCOMBE, Christopher Michael→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-19 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-19 · resigned 2004-01-19
Resigned
HOLLAND, Daniel John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-01-19 · resigned 2024-12-17
Resigned
HORNER, Peter George→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-01-19 · resigned 2007-06-01
Resigned
LEEN, Colm Anthony→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-01-19 · resigned 2023-12-21
Resigned
MAC SWEENEY, Daniel Benedict→
director · ~71y · appointed 2004-01-19 · resigned 2018-01-22
Resigned
NEWCOMBE, Christopher Michael→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-06-01 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-14