THE ROLLING BARREL PUB CO LIMITED

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SC235358 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£678.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 22.5y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £678,456
Cash YoY
+19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£483k
↑ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£678k
↑ 9.9% YoY
Current Assets
£514k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£136k£271k£407k£543k£678kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£688.7k£626.6k
Current assets£513.7k£433.2k
Cash£483.4k£406.8k
Debtors£5.3k£4.4k
Net assets£678.5k£617.1k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-10
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  3. 2023-09-11
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  4. 2022-09-02
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  5. 2021-09-15
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  6. 2020-09-16
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  7. 2019-05-28
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  8. 2018-09-25
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  9. 2017-08-23
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  10. 2016-09-22
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  11. 2015-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
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  12. 2015-08-27
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  13. 2014-09-10
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  14. 2014-09-10
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  15. 2013-09-25
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-09-07
    BARILONE, Angelo Guerino resigned
    secretary
  17. 2003-12-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  18. 2003-11-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  19. 2002-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As THE ROLLING BARREL PUB CO LIMITED
  20. 2002-08-14
    BARILONE, Angelo Guerino appointed
    director
  21. 2002-08-14
    BARILONE, Giancarlo appointed
    director
  22. 2002-08-14
    BARILONE, Angelo Guerino appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-08-14
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-08-14
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-08-14
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-08-14
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-08-14
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2002-08-14
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Angelo Guerino Barilone
Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Giancarlo Barilone
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

781 Old Edinburgh Road
Viewpark
Uddingston
G71 6LB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BARILONE, Angelo Guerino
director · ~47y · appointed 2002-08-14
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Active
BARILONE, Giancarlo
director · ~52y · appointed 2002-08-14
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Active
BARILONE, Angelo Guerino
secretary · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2009-09-07
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-08-14
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-08-14
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-08-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property30/12/2003
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property07/11/2003
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Recent filings (62 total)

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2025-09-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-25