BARABINO & PARTNERS UK PLC

🌳Matureactive
06437243 · plc · incorporated 2007-11-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£715.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £715,679

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£506k
Net Worth
£716k
Current Assets
£749k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£716.2k
Current assets£749.0k
Cash£505.6k
Debtors£243.4k
Net assets£715.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-10
    ➕
    ZANETTO, Paolo appointed
    director
  5. 2025-12-10
    ➖
    BARABINO, Luca resigned
    director
  6. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-03-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-11-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-11-07
    ➕
    COLKIN, Georgia Clarissa appointed
    director
  10. 2024-09-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-09-06
    ➖
    COMO, Pietro Emilio Bruno resigned
    director
  12. 2024-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-11-26
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  16. 2021-06-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-12-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2019-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-11-01
    ➕
    T&W SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2014-11-01
    ➕
    COMO, Pietro Emilio Bruno appointed
    director
  24. 2014-10-31
    ➖
    SANFELICE DI MONTEFORTE, Giovanni Maria Vincenzo resigned
    director
  25. 2013-03-31
    ➕
    BELLUZZO, Alessandro appointed
    director
  26. 2013-03-31
    ➖
    REGENT PREMIUM SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2013-03-31
    ➖
    DI FILIPPO, Paolo resigned
    director
  28. 2008-01-30
    ➕
    SANFELICE DI MONTEFORTE, Giovanni Maria Vincenzo appointed
    director
  29. 2007-11-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARABINO & PARTNERS UK PLC
  30. 2007-11-26
    ➕
    REGENT PREMIUM SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2007-11-26
    ➕
    BARABINO, Luca appointed
    director
  32. 2007-11-26
    ➕
    DI FILIPPO, Paolo appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Luca Barabino
Individual · Italian · DOB 07/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated2007-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

38 Craven Street
London
WC2N 5NG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

T&W SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELLUZZO, Alessandro→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLKIN, Georgia Clarissa→
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ZANETTO, Paolo→
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REGENT PREMIUM SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-26 · resigned 2013-03-31
Resigned
BARABINO, Luca→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-11-26 · resigned 2025-12-10
Resigned
COMO, Pietro Emilio Bruno→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-11-01 · resigned 2024-09-06
Resigned
DI FILIPPO, Paolo→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-11-26 · resigned 2013-03-31
Resigned
SANFELICE DI MONTEFORTE, Giovanni Maria Vincenzo→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-01-30 · resigned 2014-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30