CHAMPION BARBER LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10917138 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-15
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-15🏢Company incorporatedAs CHAMPION BARBER LTD
- 2017-08-15➕BARBER, Eleanor Rose Marina appointeddirector
- 2017-08-15➕BARBER, James Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "BARBER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 Eleanor Rose Marina Barber Individual · British · DOB 03/1989 · age 37 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 15/08/2017 |
Mr James Edward Barber Individual · British · DOB 10/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/06/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Edward Barberceased 15/08/2017· 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities
Registered office
Eelwell House
Lowick
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 2TR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BARBER, Eleanor Rose Marina→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2017-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARBER, James Edward→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2017-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-14