BARON MOTORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00621606 · ltd · incorporated 1959-02-23
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29100
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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).

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, 2 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 £1,754

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£351£702£1k£1k£2kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-282024-06-28
Total assets£19£19
Net assets£1.8k£1.8k

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

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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-07-05
    ➖
    BOULOS, Joyce resigned
    secretary
  12. 2018-07-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2016-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-07-13
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    HANNA, Matthew appointed
    director
  18. 2009-07-13
    ➖
    BOULOS, Peter resigned
    director
  19. 1998-11-01
    ➕
    BOULOS, Joyce appointed
    secretary
  20. 1998-11-01
    ➖
    BOULOS, Rebecca resigned
    secretary
  21. 1998-11-01
    ➖
    BOULOS, Peter resigned
    director
  22. 1998-11-01
    ➖
    BOULOS, Rebecca resigned
    director
  23. 1998-01-01
    ➖
    BOULOS, Joyce resigned
    director
  24. 1997-10-01
    ➕
    BOULOS, Peter appointed
    director
  25. 1994-09-05
    ➕
    BOULOS, Joyce appointed
    director
  26. 1959-02-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARON MOTORS LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Hanna
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—50-75% shares · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1959-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC29100 — SIC 29100

Registered office

Moulton Park Business Centre [Bsh Projects] Redhouse Road
Moulton Park Industrial Estate
Northampton
NN3 6AQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last made up to: 2025-06-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

HANNA, Matthew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOULOS, Joyce→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-01 · resigned 2018-07-05
Resigned
BOULOS, Rebecca→
secretary · resigned 1998-11-01
Resigned
BOULOS, Joyce→
director · appointed 1994-09-05 · resigned 1998-01-01
Resigned
BOULOS, Peter→
director · ~107y · appointed 1997-10-01 · resigned 1998-11-01
Resigned
BOULOS, Peter→
director · ~107y · resigned 2009-07-13
Resigned
BOULOS, Rebecca→
director · ~62y · resigned 1998-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (121 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-05