BARR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC154881 · ltd · incorporated 1994-12-12
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 24.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 24.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 14 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-01➕MILLIGAN, Leanne appointeddirector
- 2018-12-31➖MACDONALD, Ronald Sutherland resigneddirector
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-09-30➖CHALMERS, John Barclay resigneddirector
- 2017-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-22➖HAMILL, Stephen Andrew Samuel resigneddirector
- 2015-01-19➕O'NEILL, David Conor appointeddirector
- 2013-12-02➕MILLIGAN, Leanne appointedsecretary
- 2013-12-02➖MACDONALD, Ronald Sutherland resignedsecretary
- 2013-03-27➖CASEY, Wilma Jane resignedsecretary
- 2013-03-27➕MACDONALD, Ronald Sutherland appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-01➕CASEY, Wilma Jane appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-01➖EYLEY, John Edwin resignedsecretary
- 2007-05-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2007-05-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-05-24➕CHEEVERS, William Francis Philip appointeddirector
- 2007-05-24➕HAMILL, Stephen Andrew Samuel appointeddirector
- 2003-12-09➖BOWN, Nicholas George resigneddirector
- 2003-06-17➕MACDONALD, Ronald Sutherland appointeddirector
- 2003-05-23➖BARR, Andrew Duncan resigneddirector
- 2003-05-23➖BARR, John Drummond resigneddirector
- 2003-05-23➖BARR, William James resigneddirector
- 2003-05-23➕BOWN, Nicholas George appointeddirector
- 2003-05-23➖EYLEY, John Edwin resigneddirector
- 2003-05-23➖KENNEDY, Roy Gardner resigneddirector
- 2002-03-15➕CHALMERS, John Barclay appointeddirector
- 2002-03-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2002-01-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-11-09➕KENNEDY, Roy Gardner appointeddirector
- 1999-02-11➖SANDIFORD, Alan Jeffrey, Brigadier resigneddirector
- 1997-04-23➕SANDIFORD, Alan Jeffrey, Brigadier appointeddirector
- 1996-09-03➖CORMIE, Angus Morrison resigneddirector
- 1996-05-23➖BARR, William James resignedsecretary
- 1996-05-23➕EYLEY, John Edwin appointeddirector
- 1995-09-29➕EYLEY, John Edwin appointedsecretary
- 1995-09-29➕CORMIE, Angus Morrison appointeddirector
- 1995-01-13➕BARR, William James appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Mclaughlin & Harvey Construction Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Mclaughlin & Harvey Construction Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BARR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · SC154881
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mclaughlin & Harvey Construction Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-12-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100
Registered office
Heathfield House Phoenix Crescent
Strathclyde Business Park
Bellshill
ML4 3NJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12
Officers (4 active · 17 resigned)
Active
CHEEVERS, William Francis Philip→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-05-24
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MILLIGAN, Leanne→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2019-01-01
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O'NEILL, David Conor→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-01-19
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BARR, William James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-01-13 · resigned 1996-05-23
CASEY, Wilma Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2013-03-27
EYLEY, John Edwin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-09-29 · resigned 2008-02-01
MACDONALD, Ronald Sutherland→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-03-27 · resigned 2013-12-02
BURNESS SOLICITORS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-12-12 · resigned 1995-01-13
BARR, Andrew Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1995-01-13 · resigned 2003-05-23
BARR, John Drummond→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1995-01-13 · resigned 2003-05-23
BARR, William James→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 1995-01-13 · resigned 2003-05-23
BOWN, Nicholas George→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2003-05-23 · resigned 2003-12-09
CHALMERS, John Barclay→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2002-03-15 · resigned 2017-09-30
CORMIE, Angus Morrison→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1995-09-29 · resigned 1996-09-03
EYLEY, John Edwin→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1996-05-23 · resigned 2003-05-23
HAMILL, Stephen Andrew Samuel→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2007-05-24 · resigned 2015-06-22
KENNEDY, Roy Gardner→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 1999-11-09 · resigned 2003-05-23
MACDONALD, Ronald Sutherland→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2003-06-17 · resigned 2018-12-31
SANDIFORD, Alan Jeffrey, Brigadier→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1997-04-23 · resigned 1999-02-11
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 15/03/2002 | 30/05/2007 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 31/01/2002 | 30/05/2007 |
Recent filings (122 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-30