BARNABY PIZZA LTD.
🌳Matureactive
09248829 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 1200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-17➖BORRIELLO, Leopoldo resigneddirector
- 2026-01-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-12-24📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-12-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-10-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-04-24➕BORRIELLO, Leopoldo appointeddirector
- 2019-11-26➖STEVENSON, Emma Lavinia resigneddirector
- 2015-11-16➖HALDRON, Laurence Frederick Charles resigneddirector
- 2015-11-16➖LAVERS, Howard resigneddirector
- 2015-04-30➕TIBBS, John Paul appointeddirector
- 2015-04-30➕HALDRON, Laurence Frederick Charles appointeddirector
- 2015-04-30➕LAVERS, Howard appointeddirector
- 2014-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BARNABY PIZZA LTD.
- 2014-10-03➕STEVENSON, Jamie appointeddirector
- 2014-10-03➕STEVENSON, Emma Lavinia appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 |
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Mr John Paul Tibbs Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/11/2019 |
Mr Jamie Stevenson Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Emma Lavinia Stevensonceased 26/11/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
132 Burnt Ash Road Lee
London
SE12 8PU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
STEVENSON, Jamie→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TIBBS, John Paul→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BORRIELLO, Leopoldo→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-04-24 · resigned 2026-03-17
HALDRON, Laurence Frederick Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2015-04-30 · resigned 2015-11-16
LAVERS, Howard→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-04-30 · resigned 2015-11-16
STEVENSON, Emma Lavinia→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2014-10-03 · resigned 2019-11-26
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Recent filings (49 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-12-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-26