BARR & BARR’S HOSPITALITY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11581980 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-21
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 7.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2024-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-13➖BARRETT, Alexander Jennings resigneddirector
- 2024-02-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hall & Woodhouse Limited
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-10-14➕BARRETT, Alexander Jennings appointeddirector
- 2019-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-09-25➕BARR, Alan Mcadam Malone appointeddirector
- 2019-01-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hall & Woodhouse Limited
- 2018-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BARR & BARR’S HOSPITALITY LTD
- 2018-09-21➕BARR, Robert Christopher appointeddirector
Owner dependency
96/100
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 "BARR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Mcadam Malone Barr Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/07/2022 |
Mr Robert Christopher Barr Individual · British · DOB 02/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/09/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan Mcadam Malone Barrceased 25/09/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
Onslow Arms High Street
Loxwood
Billingshurst
RH14 0RD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BARR, Alan Mcadam Malone→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-09-25
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BARR, Robert Christopher→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2018-09-21
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BARRETT, Alexander Jennings→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2019-10-14 · resigned 2024-02-13
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Hall & Woodhouse Hall & Woodhouse Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/09/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Hall & Woodhouse Hall & Woodhouse Limited | A registered charge | — | 16/01/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (28 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-21