BARREL BOYS LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-49.5k | £-56.6k |
| Current assets | £314.9k | £348.2k |
| Cash | £50.4k | £55.3k |
| Debtors | £134.5k | £178.0k |
| Net assets | £-49.5k | £-56.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09➖GREAVES, Shannon Linda resigneddirector
- 2026-03-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-04➖GILMOUR, Anne resigneddirector
- 2026-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-10➖BARLOW, Martin Paul resigneddirector
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-27➕GREAVES, Shannon Linda appointeddirector
- 2023-11-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-31➕GREAVES, Royston Keith Douglas appointeddirector
- 2022-03-29➕BARLOW, Martin Paul appointeddirector
- 2022-03-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BARREL BOYS LIMITED
- 2020-09-04➕GILMOUR, Anne appointeddirector
- 2020-09-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: GILMOUR, Anne resigned 2026-03-04; GREAVES, Shannon Linda resigned 2026-03-09
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Royston Keith Douglas Greaves Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/03/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Martin Paul Barlowceased 21/01/2025· 25-50% shares
- Miss Anne Gilmourceased 04/03/2026· 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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