BARRPRESS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06709626 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-29
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees0100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-12
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    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-24
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-03
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-23
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-04-09
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-06-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Trustees of Barpress Limited Ssas
  17. 2013-03-04
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    PEMBERTON, Colin appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-03-04
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    PEMBERTON, Colin appointed
    director
  19. 2013-03-04
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    BARRON, Christine resigned
    secretary
  20. 2013-03-04
    ➖
    BARRON, Raymond resigned
    director
  21. 2008-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As BARRPRESS LTD
  22. 2008-09-29
    ➕
    BARRON, Christine appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-09-29
    ➕
    BARRON, Raymond appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Pemberton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

C/O Williamson Croft (Liverpool) Limited 1 Old Hall Street
First Floor
Liverpool
L3 9HF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

PEMBERTON, Colin→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-04
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Active
PEMBERTON, Colin→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-03-04
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Active
BARRON, Christine→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-29 · resigned 2013-03-04
Resigned
BARRON, Raymond→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-09-29 · resigned 2013-03-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Trustees of Barpress Ssas
Trustees of Barpress Limited Ssas
A registered charge—03/06/2014—
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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-03