BARTOLA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10819140 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-14
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18201
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-12
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2026-04-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BARTOLA LIMITED
  12. 2017-06-14
    ➕
    MOGLIA, Alejandro, Director appointed
    director
  13. 2017-06-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18201 — SIC 18201

Registered office

81 Telford Avenue
London
SW2 4XN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-22
Last: 2026-06-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MOGLIA, Alejandro, Director→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-06-14
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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2026-04-12
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2026-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-24