BAR LIBRARY WINES & SPIRITS MERCHANTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12957633 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-16
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.3y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 2.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 resolution
- • 2 incorporation
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-06-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-06-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-15📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2024-11-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-05📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: NI Growth Loan Fund Ii General Partner Limited in Its Capacity as General Partner for and on Behalf of NI Growth Loan Fund Ii LP
- 2024-05-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Upstream Trade Finance Limited
- 2024-04-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Upstream Trade Finance Limited
- 2024-01-16📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-10-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BAR LIBRARY WINES & SPIRITS MERCHANTS LIMITED
- 2020-10-16➕PATTISON, Steven Clark appointeddirector
- 2020-10-16➕RYAN, Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 Steven Clark Pattison Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/10/2020 |
Mr Richard Ryan Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/10/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Echo & Ember Limitedceased 05/05/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342
Registered office
F 14 10 Whittle Road
Ferndown Industrial Estate
Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 7RU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PATTISON, Steven Clark→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RYAN, Richard→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NI Growth Loan Fund Ii General Partner in Its Capacity as General Partner for and on Behalf of NI Growth Loan Fund Ii LP NI Growth Loan Fund Ii General Partner Limited in Its Capacity as General Partner for and on Behalf of NI Growth Loan Fund Ii LP | A registered charge | — | 05/06/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Upstream Trade Finance Upstream Trade Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Upstream Trade Finance Upstream Trade Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/04/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (33 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-06-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-06-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-23
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2024-11-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-07
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-27