BAR SOLAR LIMITED

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SC641964 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.3y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
25 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees153100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-27
    ➖
    MACKINNON, James resigned
    director
  4. 2025-02-27
    ➖
    SMITH-BOWES, Andrena resigned
    director
  5. 2025-02-27
    ➖
    WINTON, Steven Michael resigned
    director
  6. 2025-02-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-02-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-02-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-02-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-02-24
    ➖
    FELL, Andrew David resigned
    director
  14. 2022-02-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-01-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2022-01-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2019-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-12-06
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-12-03
    ➕
    FELL, Andrew David appointed
    director
  21. 2019-12-03
    ➕
    MACKINNON, James appointed
    director
  22. 2019-12-03
    ➕
    WINTON, Steven Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2019-11-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  24. 2019-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-10-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  26. 2019-09-19
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    Company incorporated
    As BAR SOLAR LIMITED
  27. 2019-09-19
    ➕
    BOWES, Alan appointed
    director
  28. 2019-09-19
    ➕
    SMITH-BOWES, Andrena appointed
    director
  29. 2019-09-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Bowes
Individual · English · DOB 10/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/09/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Andrena Smith-Bowesceased 27/02/2025· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-09-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

3 Castle Court
Carnegie Campus
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 8PB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BOWES, Alan→
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-09-19
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Active
FELL, Andrew David→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-12-03 · resigned 2022-02-24
Resigned
MACKINNON, James→
director · ~33y · appointed 2019-12-03 · resigned 2025-02-27
Resigned
SMITH-BOWES, Andrena→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-09-19 · resigned 2025-02-27
Resigned
WINTON, Steven Michael→
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-12-03 · resigned 2025-02-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—03/01/2022—
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-24