BAREBACK FOOTWEAR LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10651072 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-03
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.01M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
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
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,011,748
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£168k
Net Worth
£1.0m
Current Assets
£1.3m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.14M | — |
| Current assets | £1.34M | — |
| Cash | £168.0k | — |
| Debtors | £18.5k | — |
| Net assets | £1.01M | — |
| Average employees | — | 500 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-01➕SPILSBURY, John Edwin appointeddirector
- 2021-04-01➕SPILSBURY COX, Phoebe Alice Eliza appointeddirector
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BAREBACK FOOTWEAR LIMITED
- 2017-03-03➕COX, Emma Jane appointeddirector
- 2017-03-03➕COX, Richard Jeremy William appointeddirector
- 2017-03-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Emma Jane Cox Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 03/03/2017 |
Mr Richard Jeremy William Cox Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 03/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
Units 15/16 Maylite Trading Estate Berrow Green Road
Martley
Worcester
WR6 6PQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
COX, Emma Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-03-03
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COX, Richard Jeremy William→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2017-03-03
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SPILSBURY, John Edwin→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-04-01
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SPILSBURY COX, Phoebe Alice Eliza→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10