BAREFOOT LIVE LTD

🌳Matureactive
07378285 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-16
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£4.97M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,972,932
Cash YoY
+57%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4.3m
↑ 57% YoY
Net Worth
£5.0m
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£5.8m
↑ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1.2m£2.3m£3.5m£4.6m£5.8mJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£4.99M£3.63M
Current assets£5.80M£3.97M
Cash£4.25M£2.71M
Debtors£1.55M£1.26M
Net assets£4.97M£3.63M

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2024-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-19
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2022-09-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-09-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-01
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    address · AD01
  15. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2015-07-15
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    DIFAZIO, Charlotte Louisa Cameron appointed
    director
  18. 2010-09-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BAREFOOT LIVE LTD
  19. 2010-09-16
    ➕
    DIFAZIO, Jeremy Patrick appointed
    director
  20. 2010-09-16
    ➕
    DIFAZIO, Charlotte Louisa appointed
    director
  21. 2010-09-16
    ➖
    DIFAZIO, Charlotte Louisa resigned
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Barefoot Live Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Barefoot Live Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BAREFOOT LIVE LTD
This company · 07378285

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Barefoot Live Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/02/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Jeremy Patrick Difazioceased 01/02/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Charlotte Louisa Cameron Difazioceased 01/02/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2010-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

Venture House Calne Road
Lyneham
Chippenham
SN15 4PP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DIFAZIO, Charlotte Louisa Cameron→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-07-15
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Active
DIFAZIO, Jeremy Patrick→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-09-16
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Active
DIFAZIO, Charlotte Louisa→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-09-16 · resigned 2010-09-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-09-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-05-11