TMS BARRIER SERVICES (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC401862 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-17
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-119.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £119,530
Net assets shrinking
Down £333,075 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£120k
↓ 156% YoY
Current Assets
-£53k
↓ 111% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£120k-£2k£116k£234k£351k£469kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-117.1k£221.5k
Current assets£-52.8k£469.1k
Debtors£-56.4k£357.6k
Net assets£-119.5k£213.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-04-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-04-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-11
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    BYRNE, Gerard appointed
    director
  7. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-31
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  9. 2022-03-30
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  10. 2021-03-23
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  11. 2020-05-26
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  12. 2019-02-08
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  13. 2018-03-29
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  14. 2017-03-31
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  15. 2016-06-27
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  16. 2016-03-31
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  17. 2011-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As TMS BARRIER SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
  18. 2011-06-17
    ➕
    DOONAN, Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2011-06-17
    ➕
    VICKERMAN, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gerard Byrne
Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/04/2025
Mr Anthony Doonan
Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/06/2016
Mr Andrew Vickerman
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/06/2016

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
Incorporated2011-06-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Summit House
4-5 Mitchell Street
Edinburgh
EH6 7BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BYRNE, Gerard→
director · ~64y · appointed 2025-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOONAN, Anthony→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VICKERMAN, Andrew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17