BARRINGTONCOOPER LTD

🌳Matureactive
06934577 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-15
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£5.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,582
Cash YoY
+535%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£34k
↑ 535% YoY
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 9.7% YoY
Current Assets
£68k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£14k£27k£41k£54k£68kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£32.5k£36.0k
Current assets£68.0k£53.9k
Cash£33.8k£5.3k
Debtors£34.2k£48.5k
Net assets£5.6k£5.1k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-06-23
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    COOPER, Neil appointed
    director
  18. 2009-07-06
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Natalie Louise appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-07-06
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Natalie Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2009-07-06
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    COOPER, Neil resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-07-06
    ➖
    COOPER, Neil resigned
    director
  22. 2009-06-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BARRINGTONCOOPER LTD
  23. 2009-06-15
    ➕
    COOPER, Neil appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-06-15
    ➕
    COOPER, Neil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COOPER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Neil Cooper
Individual · English · DOB 11/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Thornfield House Delamer Road
Bowdon
Altrincham
WA14 2NG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

O'BRIEN, Natalie Louise→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-06
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Active
COOPER, Neil→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'BRIEN, Natalie Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2009-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOPER, Neil→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-15 · resigned 2009-07-06
Resigned
COOPER, Neil→
director · ~48y · appointed 2009-06-15 · resigned 2009-07-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-13