BARILLA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06202078 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-03

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£1.51M

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -58% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.9y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 15.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £1,510,045

Net assets shrinking

Down £220,898 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 58% YoY

Cash YoY

-58%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£251k

↓ 58% YoY

Net Worth

£1.5m

↓ 13% YoY

Current Assets

£2.1m

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£1.52M	£1.74M
Current assets	£2.12M	£2.12M
Cash	£250.5k	£595.9k
Debtors	£944.7k	£827.0k
Net assets	£1.51M	£1.73M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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2023-02-10
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2022-02-28
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2021-03-01
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2020-02-13
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2019-01-22
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2018-07-18
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2018-07-18
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2018-07-17
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address · AD01
2018-07-17
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2018-07-17
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2018-02-19
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2017-02-06
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2014-02-11
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Sean Gervais Bingham and Barnett Waddingham Trustees Limited
2011-09-05
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2011-08-31
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ELSON GEAVES BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-07-28
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2011-07-06
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DAVIS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-04-08
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BINGHAM, Arabella appointed
director
2011-02-11
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2010-08-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2010-03-01
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ELSON GEAVES BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-04-03
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Company incorporated
As BARILLA LIMITED
2007-04-03
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BINGHAM, Sean Gervais appointed
director
2007-04-03
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DAVIS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

84/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Sean Gervais Bingham Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/07/2016
Mrs Arabella Bingham Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2007-04-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

38 Middlehill Road Colehill

Wimborne

Dorset

BH21 2SE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-02

Last: 2026-06-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BINGHAM, Arabella→

director · ~60y · appointed 2011-04-08

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Active

BINGHAM, Sean Gervais→

director · ~60y · appointed 2007-04-03

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Active

DAVIS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-03 · resigned 2011-07-06

Resigned

ELSON GEAVES BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2011-08-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Sean Gervais Bingham and Barnett Waddingham Trustees Sean Gervais Bingham and Barnett Waddingham Trustees Limited	A registered charge	1 property	11/02/2014	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Guarantee & debenture	1 property	05/09/2011	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Guarantee & debenture	1 property	28/07/2011	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Guarantee & debenture	1 property	11/02/2011	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	18/08/2010	—

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