BARDEN CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14920567 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-07
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28150
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
9 filings
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-21
    KNIGHT, Martin William resigned
    director
  4. 2025-08-14
    MORRIS, Neil Derwyn appointed
    director
  5. 2025-08-14
    SUN, Lie appointed
    director
  6. 2025-08-14
    WAKEHAM, Mark Kevin appointed
    director
  7. 2025-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BARDEN CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED
  12. 2023-06-07
    KNIGHT, Martin William appointed
    director
  13. 2023-06-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Hqw Aerospace (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hqw Aerospace (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BARDEN CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED
This company · 14920567

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hqw Aerospace (Uk) Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/06/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28150 — SIC 28150

Registered office

Hqw Aerospace (Uk) Limited Plymbridge Road
Estover
Plymouth
Devon
PL6 7LH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

MORRIS, Neil Derwyn
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-08-14
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Active
SUN, Lie
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-08-14
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Active
WAKEHAM, Mark Kevin
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-08-14
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Active
KNIGHT, Martin William
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-06-07 · resigned 2026-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-07