BARBER FILMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08117191 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-25
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
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Television programming and broadcasting activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (65/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £115.3k |
| Current assets | — | £180.9k |
| Net assets | — | £115.3k |
| Average employees | 200 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-06-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-09-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-09-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2012-06-25🏢Company incorporatedAs BARBER FILMS LIMITED
- 2012-06-25➕ARCHER, Jessica Tamsin appointeddirector
- 2012-06-25➕BARBER, Edward Alexander appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARBER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edward Alexander Barber Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Jessica Tamsin Archer Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board 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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| ANCHOVY PICTURES LTD→ 06542346 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC60200 — Television programming and broadcasting activities
Registered office
The Long Barn Thornhill
Stalbridge
Sturminster Newton
DT10 2SG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ARCHER, Jessica Tamsin→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARBER, Edward Alexander→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2012-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-02