BARRIER NETWORKS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC305542 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-17

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-07-31	2023-07-31
Average employees	2900	1600

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-03-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-12
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-01
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LANG, Jane Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
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capital · SH02
2024-10-31
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-07-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-08
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-07-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-06-19
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MCGOWAN, Fiona appointed
director
2020-06-19
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SLATER, Iain appointed
director
2020-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-11
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2011-07-01
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MCGOWAN, Fiona appointed
secretary
2009-07-01
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UPTON NOMINEE SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-07-17
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Company incorporated
As BARRIER NETWORKS LIMITED
2006-07-17
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MCGOWAN, Ian Lennox appointed
director
2006-07-17
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UPTON NOMINEE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Lennox Mcgowan Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1977 · age 49	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest	01/07/2016
Mrs Fiona Mcgowan Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1982 · age 44	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2006-07-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Clyde Offices 48 West George Street

Barrier Networks Limited

Glasgow

G2 1BP

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-04-30

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last: 2025-07-17