BARRIER HOLDINGS (NE) LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12463191 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-14
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
35 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,612
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,921 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£300
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 622% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£2k-£1k-£844-£459-£75£309Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-1.6k£309
Cash£300£300
Net assets£-1.6k£309

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-05-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-07-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-07-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-08-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-08-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-08-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-08-02
    ➖
    DOBSON, Matthew resigned
    director
  14. 2023-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-02-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-06-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2021-06-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2021-06-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2021-06-15
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2020-06-01
    ➖
    MCLEOD KELLY, Caroline Ann resigned
    director
  23. 2020-05-01
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Thomas Barry appointed
    director
  24. 2020-05-01
    ➕
    DOBSON, Matthew appointed
    director
  25. 2020-02-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARRIER HOLDINGS (NE) LTD
  26. 2020-02-14
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Barry appointed
    director
  27. 2020-02-14
    ➕
    MCLEOD KELLY, Caroline Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 65. 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Dobson
Individual · English · DOB 05/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/06/2020
Mr Thomas Barry Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1994 · age 32
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/06/2020
Mr Barry Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/05/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Caroline Ann Mcleod Kellyceased 07/05/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Merlin House
West Auckland Road
Shildon
County Durham
DL4 1PY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JOHNSON, Barry→
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Thomas Barry→
director · ~32y · appointed 2020-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOBSON, Matthew→
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-05-01 · resigned 2023-08-02
Resigned
MCLEOD KELLY, Caroline Ann→
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-02-14 · resigned 2020-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-07