BARLEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05065335 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-05
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

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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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-08-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-01
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    SUTHERLAND, Steve appointed
    director
  15. 2016-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-02-28
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    BURROWS, Edward resigned
    secretary
  17. 2009-03-31
    ➕
    BURROWS, Edward appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-10-31
    ➖
    SOUTHWICK, Mark resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BARLEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  20. 2004-03-05
    ➕
    SUTHERLAND, Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2004-03-05
    ➕
    SOUTHWICK, Mark appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-03-05
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-03-05
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-03-05
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-03-05
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Louise Sutherland
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

16 Warrington Road
Ashton-In-Makerfield
Wigan
WN4 9PL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SUTHERLAND, Louise→
director · ~53y · appointed 2004-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTHERLAND, Steve→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURROWS, Edward→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-31 · resigned 2011-02-28
Resigned
SOUTHWICK, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-05 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-05 · resigned 2004-03-05
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-05 · resigned 2004-03-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-14