BARTELS RAWLINGS COMPANY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14891220 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-24
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46170
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46342SIC 46342
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-01➕MANSTER, Simon David appointeddirector
- 2024-06-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-03➕REYNOLDS, Ben appointeddirector
- 2024-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BARTELS RAWLINGS COMPANY LTD
- 2023-05-24➕MANSTER, Pamela appointedsecretary
- 2023-05-24➕LLOYD, Steven Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-05-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 Simon David Manster Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/03/2025 |
Mr Ben Reynolds Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/05/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Steven Lloydceased 01/03/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170
Registered office
20 Westlands Way
Oxted
Surrey
RH8 0ND
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
LLOYD, Steven Michael→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2023-05-24
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MANSTER, Simon David→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-03-01
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REYNOLDS, Ben→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-04-03
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-24