BARRATLANTIC (PRODUCERS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC056332 · ltd · incorporated 1974-09-06
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
113 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-09-19
    ➕
    KING, Susan appointed
    director
  13. 2017-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-18
    ➖
    KING, Patricia Jeannie Thom resigned
    director
  15. 2017-05-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-03-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-09-23
    ➕
    KING, John Wilson appointed
    director
  19. 2015-08-27
    ➖
    KING, John resigned
    secretary
  20. 2015-08-27
    ➖
    KING, John resigned
    director
  21. 1974-09-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARRATLANTIC (PRODUCERS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 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.)

Group structure

Barratlantic Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Barratlantic Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BARRATLANTIC (PRODUCERS) LIMITED
This company · SC056332

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Barratlantic Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1974-09-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Ardveenish
Northbay
Isle Of Barra
HS9 5YA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KING, John Wilson→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-09-23
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Active
KING, Susan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-09-19
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Active
KING, John→
secretary · resigned 2015-08-27
Resigned
KING, John→
director · ~95y · resigned 2015-08-27
Resigned
KING, Patricia Jeannie Thom→
director · ~87y · resigned 2017-05-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (113 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-03