BARLEY MERE RTM COMPANY LTD

💤Zombieactive
08069859 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-05-15
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£13.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,159

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£13k
Current Assets
£14k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£5k£8k£11k£14kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£13.8k—
Current assets£13.6k—
Net assets£13.2k—
Average employees—0

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-07-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  11. 2019-05-15
    ➖
    JAMES, David Anthony resigned
    director
  12. 2019-05-15
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-05-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-14
    ➕
    DAVIES, Robin appointed
    director
  16. 2017-11-14
    ➖
    WHITE, Joanne resigned
    director
  17. 2017-11-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-11-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2017-11-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2012-05-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARLEY MERE RTM COMPANY LTD
  21. 2012-05-15
    ➕
    JAMES, David Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2012-05-15
    ➕
    WHITE, Joanne 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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2012-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

148 County Road
Ormskirk
L39 1NN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DAVIES, Robin→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAMES, David Anthony→
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-05-15 · resigned 2019-05-15
Resigned
WHITE, Joanne→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-05-15 · resigned 2017-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-15