2ND GENERATION OF BARBADIAN & FRIENDS BIRMINGHAM CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
15446242 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-01-27
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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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,872
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.9k |
| Current assets | £1.9k |
| Cash | £1.9k |
| Debtors | £0 |
| Net assets | £1.9k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11➖BOURNE, Leighton Decourcey resigneddirector
- 2025-12-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-03➕KING, Angela Elaine appointeddirector
- 2024-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 2ND GENERATION OF BARBADIAN & FRIENDS BIRMINGHAM CIC
- 2024-01-27➕MAPP, Aaron appointeddirector
- 2024-01-27➕BOURNE, Leighton Decourcey appointeddirector
- 2024-01-27📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Aaron Mapp Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | — | — | board controlboard control | 27/01/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Registered office
32 Carlton Road
Small Heath
Birmingham
B9 5EB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
KING, Angela Elaine→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-07-03
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Active
BOURNE, Leighton Decourcey→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2024-01-27 · resigned 2025-12-11
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-02
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2024-01-27