BARRIQUE FINE WINES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12818480 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-17
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£149.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
26 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £149,338
Cash YoY
+55%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£156k
↑ 55% YoY
Net Worth
£149k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£467k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £171.3k | £123.6k |
| Current assets | £466.8k | £363.8k |
| Cash | £156.3k | £101.2k |
| Debtors | £136.9k | £108.4k |
| Net assets | £149.3k | £94.3k |
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
4
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-29📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-01-14➕SANDS, Polly Kate appointeddirector
- 2025-11-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-11-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-16📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2021-03-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-01-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-01-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-01-07➕HUNTER, David Mark appointeddirector
- 2021-01-07➕LAWSON, James Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs BARRIQUE FINE WINES LTD
- 2020-08-17➕SIMPSON, Edward Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edward Charles Simpson Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 17/08/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342
Registered office
Kings Yard
Low Mill Road
Ossett
WF5 8ND
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
HUNTER, David Mark→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-01-07
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LAWSON, James Robert→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-01-07
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SANDS, Polly Kate→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2026-01-14
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SIMPSON, Edward Charles→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2020-08-17
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/02/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (26 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-29
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16