BAR MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD.

🏛️Establishedactive
11093365 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-04
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£150.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 84220SIC 84220
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 4 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £150,313
Cash YoY
+69%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£37k
↑ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£150k
↑ 217% YoY
Current Assets
£245k
↑ 169% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£49k£98k£147k£196k£245kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£150.8k£55.9k
Current assets£244.6k£90.9k
Cash£37.4k£22.2k
Debtors£207.2k£67.9k
Net assets£150.3k£47.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-16
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-24
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  11. 2018-04-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2018-04-11
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  13. 2018-04-11
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  14. 2018-02-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2018-02-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2017-12-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAR MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD.
  17. 2017-12-04
    ➕
    WATTS, Beverley Joy appointed
    director
  18. 2017-12-04
    ➕
    WATTS, Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2017-12-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +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

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Robert Watts
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/12/2017
Mrs Beverley Joy Watts
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/12/2017

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
Incorporated2017-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

Apt 2, Killeen
Roundham Crescent
Paignton
Devon
TQ4 6DF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WATTS, Beverley Joy→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-12-04
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Active
WATTS, Robert→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-12-04
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-06