BARDEM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC454634 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-17
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£67.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Demolition
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -46% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
37 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £67,119
Net assets shrinking
Down £170,445 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 46% YoY
Cash YoY
-46%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£132k
↓ 46% YoY
Net Worth
£67k
↓ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£183k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£99k£199k£298k£397k£497kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£758.5k£819.4k
Current assets£183.2k£496.9k
Cash£132.1k£244.7k
Debtors£47.1k£168.2k
Net assets£67.1k£237.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
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. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2015-10-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2015-10-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2014-04-07
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    DUNBAR, William appointed
    director
  17. 2013-07-17
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    Company incorporated
    As BARDEM LIMITED
  18. 2013-07-17
    ➕
    BARCLAY, Beverly appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-07-17
    ➕
    BARCLAY, George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Barclay
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/07/2016
Mr William Dunbar
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43110 — Demolition

Registered office

Suite 35 Lightyear Building 9 Marchburn Drive
Abbotsinch
Paisley
PA3 2SJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BARCLAY, Beverly→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-17
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Active
BARCLAY, George→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-07-17
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Active
DUNBAR, William→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-04-07
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Active

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-17