BARLOW HANDLING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08234873 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-01

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 Mar 2026

Net worth

£7.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33190

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £6,966

Cash YoY

-8%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£7k

↓ 7.9% YoY

Net Worth

£7k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£7k

↓ 7.9% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Total assets	£7.0k	£7.0k
Current assets	£7.1k	£7.7k
Cash	£7.1k	£7.7k
Net assets	£7.0k	£7.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-04-09
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2025-05-15
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2024-07-15
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2023-04-13
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2022-04-26
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accounts · AA
2021-04-21
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2020-04-03
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2019-04-18
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accounts · AA
2018-05-08
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accounts · AA
2017-10-02
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2017-06-13
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accounts · AA
2016-06-07
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accounts · AA
2015-10-09
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2015-06-18
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accounts · AA
2014-10-09
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2013-01-01
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GROENEWEG, Roger Philip appointed
director
2013-01-01
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WARD, Mark David resigned
director
2012-10-01
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Company incorporated
As BARLOW HANDLING LIMITED
2012-10-01
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GROENEWEG, Alison Margaret appointed
secretary
2012-10-01
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WARD, Mark David appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

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 Roger Philip Groeneweg Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Mark David Wardceased 19/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2012-10-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

6 Wakelins End

Cookham

Maidenhead

Berkshire

SL6 9TQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-15

Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GROENEWEG, Alison Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2012-10-01

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Active

GROENEWEG, Roger Philip→

director · ~59y · appointed 2013-01-01

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Active

WARD, Mark David→

director · ~57y · appointed 2012-10-01 · resigned 2013-01-01

Resigned

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