BARBICAN CONSTRUCTION HOLDINGS LIMITED

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16138686 · ltd · incorporated 2024-12-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£-299
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £299

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£299
Current Assets
£1
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£-299
Current assets£1
Debtors£1
Net assets£-299

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
4
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 2 capital
Last 90 days
10
filings
  • 5 capital
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
10
filings
  • 5 capital
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-07-01
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  4. 2026-07-01
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2026-06-08
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  6. 2026-06-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2026-06-07
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2026-06-07
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2026-05-27
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2025-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-12-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BARBICAN CONSTRUCTION HOLDINGS LIMITED
  12. 2024-12-16
    SHAW, Garry appointed
    director
  13. 2024-12-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Garry Shaw
Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/12/2024

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
Incorporated2024-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Great Western House Junction 7 Business Park
Wakefield Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 3DQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-23
Last: 2026-06-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SHAW, Garry
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-12-16
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Recent filings (13 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-07
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-07-01
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-06-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-06-07
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-06-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-06-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-12-16