BARBER BLADES LTD
🌳Matureactive
07264822 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-25
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2026
Net worth
£174.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 42). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 9.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £173,954
Net assets shrinking
Down £249,636 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£174k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£176k
↓ 4.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £175.9k | £428.3k |
| Current assets | £176.4k | £185.0k |
| Cash | — | £23.7k |
| Debtors | — | £19.3k |
| Net assets | £174.0k | £423.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-14📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-06-28📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-12-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-12-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-12-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-09-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2017-02-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2010-05-25🏢Company incorporatedAs BARBER BLADES LTD
- 2010-05-25➕BRICE, Matthew Ashley appointeddirector
- 2010-05-25➕MOORE, Daniel William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Eleni Brice Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/02/2021 |
Mr Matthew Brice Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42 | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Daniel Moore Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41 | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-05-25
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Registered office
10 Bradenham Place
Penarth
Vale Of Glamorgan
CF64 2AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-02-29
Last made up to: 2026-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BRICE, Matthew Ashley→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2010-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOORE, Daniel William→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2010-05-25
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/03/2017 | 03/12/2025 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/02/2017 | 08/12/2025 |
Recent filings (47 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-18