349 BARBELL LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13120604 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-07
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-27➖BLEAKLEY, Scott resigneddirector
- 2024-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-09➕BRIDESON, Vikki Ann appointeddirector
- 2023-04-06➖FLAWITH, Benjamin Christopher resigneddirector
- 2023-04-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-16➕FLAWITH, Benjamin Christopher appointeddirector
- 2021-01-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 349 BARBELL LTD
- 2021-01-07➕FENN, Liam appointeddirector
- 2021-01-07➕HINDLE, Adam appointeddirector
- 2021-01-07➕BLEAKLEY, Scott appointeddirector
- 2021-01-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 |
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Mr Liam Fenn Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/01/2021 |
Mr Adam Hindle Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/01/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Scott Bleakleyceased 01/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2021-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities
Registered office
14 Winchester Road
Andover
SP10 2EG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
BRIDESON, Vikki Ann→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2023-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HINDLE, Adam→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLEAKLEY, Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-01-07 · resigned 2024-02-27
FLAWITH, Benjamin Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2021-02-16 · resigned 2023-04-06
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-07