BARLOW TRAILERS LIMITED

Company number 05070819 ·

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Executive summary

Barlow Trailers Limited is exhibiting significant symptoms of financial distress, primarily characterised by negative working capital and declining net assets, despite a recent cash injection. The business is heavily reliant on short-term creditor financing to fund a substantial inventory blockage, resulting in a liquidity ratio that falls below the healthy threshold. Immediate corrective action is required to liquidate stock, restructure short-term debts, and restore profitability to reverse the ongoing erosion of equity.

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Shareholders' funds

£464,020

Balance sheet as at 2025-11-30

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2004-03-11
Employees
15 (2025 accounts · was 17 in 2024)
Registered office
4 Southport Road, Chorley, Lancs, PR7 1LD
Postcode
PR7 1LD
Capital
100 GBP
Accounts category
Total Exemption Full
Charges
1 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-11-30
Next due by
2027-08-31
Financial year end
30 November

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-03-11
Next due by
2027-03-25
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 47990 Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Officers 4 current · 3 resigned

Kim BROWN Secretary
Appointed 2026-06-17
Appointed 2004-04-13
SALES DIRECTOR Appointed 2004-04-13
Appointed 2004-04-13

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z5762427 (Tier 2), registered since 2010.

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Contact details

Website
barlowtrailers.co.uk
Phone
01772 600 395, 01772 600395, 01772600395

Ifor Williams Trailers main distributor and offer a wide range of motorhome and trailer hire for customers both locally and across the UK! Get in touch today!

Previous company names

NameDate changed
BARLOW TRAILERS & LIVESTOCK LIMITED2004-06-11

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 205 similar companies in PR

Among the biggest employers among its local peers (15 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2004.

No.11 of the largest other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets companies in Preston →

69 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Preston

This company ranks 11 among other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets in Preston.

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The class of 2004

32%

of the 825 companies in this sector incorporated in 2004 are still active today; 65% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 4 titles

Freehold
4
Most recent registration
2024-04-19
Where
Lancashire (4)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
LAN286172 Lancashire Freehold 2024-04-19 —
LAN256234 Lancashire Freehold 2021-09-16 —
LAN199872 Lancashire Freehold 2018-01-05 —
LAN41761 Lancashire Freehold 2006-11-10 —

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