BARCEL SNACKS UK LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15364357 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-20
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10720
Sector: Manufacturing
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: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
8 filings
60
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
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BARCEL SNACKS UK LIMITED
- 2023-12-20➕GATELEY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-12-20➕MILLER, Darrel appointeddirector
- 2023-12-20➕SMYTHE, Jonathan Brearley appointeddirector
- 2023-12-20➕STRATTON, John appointeddirector
- 2023-12-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10720 — SIC 10720
Registered office
Swinton Meadows Industrial Estate Swinton
Rotherham
Mexborough
South Yorkshire
S64 8AB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
GATELEY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-12-20
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MILLER, Darrel→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-12-20
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SMYTHE, Jonathan Brearley→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-12-20
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STRATTON, John→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-12-20
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-01-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-12-20