BARK & BARREL LTD
Opportunity 50/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2026-07-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2026-04-07📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-03-31📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-11-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-08-20✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BARK & BARREL LTD
- 2025-04-30➕CHARNOCK, Marc appointeddirector
- 2025-04-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-07
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-12-15: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-11-13: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Marc Charnock Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/04/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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