BAR OH LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13576539 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-20
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-60.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56210Event catering activities
- 56301Licenced clubs
- 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £60,919
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£61k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £46.6k | £42.0k |
| Current assets | £20.0k | £15.6k |
| Net assets | £-60.9k | £-112.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-25➕BAYLIS, Sean Tony appointeddirector
- 2021-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BAR OH LIMITED
- 2021-08-20➕BROWN, Michael Christopher appointeddirector
- 2021-08-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 Michael Christopher Brown Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 20/08/2021 |
Mr Sean Tony Baylis Individual · British · DOB 07/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/11/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Cambridge Cocktail Company Ltdceased 02/11/2021· 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AROY D THAI LTD→ 12807327 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| B & B HOSPITALITY LIMITED→ 16461812 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BADASS BITES LTD→ 11310494 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BAKED COFFEE SHOP LTD→ 14369109 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BALABAN KEBAB LTD→ 13679838 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BALSHAM DAIRY LIMITED→ 14687413 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BARAK CATERING LTD→ 16901672 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARNWELL KEBABS LTD→ 16120222 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BARRETO & BARRETO LIMITED→ 09388255 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BDNP (POPPYS BARN) LTD→ 16919359 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEAN&SCOOP LTD→ 16744315 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEDESH LTD→ 16130007 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
110 Cromwell Road
Cambridge
CB1 3EG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BAYLIS, Sean Tony→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Michael Christopher→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-08-20
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-20