BAR SOLO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07704490 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-14

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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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Public houses and bars

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-05-28
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2025-05-15
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2024-05-07
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2023-05-30
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2022-05-30
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2021-04-29
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2020-04-29
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2019-04-15
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2018-05-14
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2017-03-13
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2016-09-07
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2016-05-31
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2014-07-28
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2011-07-14
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Company incorporated
As BAR SOLO LIMITED
2011-07-14
➕
GLOVER SMITH, Judith Anne appointed
director
2011-07-14
➕
SMITH, Damion Mark Andrew appointed
director
2011-07-14
➕
SMITH, Dennis Malcolm appointed
director
2011-07-14
➕
SHAH, Ela appointed
director
2011-07-14
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SHAH, Ela resigned
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Damion Mark Andrew Smith Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	27/07/2016

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

Incorporated2011-07-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

The Heather Glen

Ainstable

Carlisle

Cumbria

CA4 9QQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-18

Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

GLOVER SMITH, Judith Anne→

director · ~69y · appointed 2011-07-14

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Active

SMITH, Damion Mark Andrew→

director · ~45y · appointed 2011-07-14

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Active

SMITH, Dennis Malcolm→

director · ~75y · appointed 2011-07-14

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Active

SHAH, Ela→

director · ~74y · appointed 2011-07-14 · resigned 2011-07-14

Resigned

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