BARRY SUMMERS & CO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10041686 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-03
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-04-10
    ➖
    WALTON, Michelle resigned
    secretary
  6. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-02-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BARRY SUMMERS & CO LIMITED
  16. 2016-03-03
    ➕
    JACKSON, Tony appointed
    director
  17. 2016-03-03
    ➕
    SUMMERS, Barry appointed
    director
  18. 2016-03-03
    ➕
    WALTON, Michelle appointed
    secretary
  19. 2016-03-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +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 "SUMMERS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tony Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1993 · age 33
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/03/2017
Mr Barry Summers
Individual · British · DOB 06/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/03/2017

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
Incorporated2016-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

29 Whitworth Terrace
Spennymoor
County Durham
DL16 7LE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

JACKSON, Tony→
director · ~33y · appointed 2016-03-03
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Active
SUMMERS, Barry→
director · ~77y · appointed 2016-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALTON, Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2016-03-03 · resigned 2024-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-01