BARZY'S LTD
💤Zombieactive
05032191 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11070
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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
2 years 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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-10-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2004-02-03➕WILLIAMS, Augustina Marian appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-03➕WILLIAMS, Neville George appointeddirector
- 2004-02-03➖ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-03➖ABERGAN REED LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs BARZY'S LTD
- 2004-02-02➕ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-02➕ABERGAN REED LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Neville Williams Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11070 — SIC 11070
Registered office
27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
WILLIAMS, Augustina Marian→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMS, Neville George→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2004-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2004-02-03
ABERGAN REED LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2004-02-03
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Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-07