BARTERS FARM NURSERIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01312609 · ltd · incorporated 1977-05-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£378.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01300
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: family or management succession (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 43.1y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 58/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
108 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £378,123
Net assets shrinking
Down £316,188 YoY
Cash YoY
+198%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£215k
↑ 198% YoY
Net Worth
£378k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£433k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £378.1k | £694.3k |
| Current assets | £433.0k | £698.9k |
| Cash | £215.0k | £72.1k |
| Debtors | £27.6k | £440.9k |
| Net assets | £378.1k | £694.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (46 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-08-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-05-31➕CLARKE, Ann Rosina appointeddirector
- 2024-05-31➕EVANS, Ann Marie appointeddirector
- 2024-05-31➕EVANS, Neil David appointeddirector
- 2024-05-31➖WEARNE, Nigel Collin resignedsecretary
- 2024-05-31➖WALKER, Charles Legh resigneddirector
- 2024-05-31➖WEARNE, Nigel Collin resigneddirector
- 2024-05-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-06-01🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2020-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-03-23🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2020-03-23🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2019-12-31🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2019-12-31🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2011-02-14➖WALKER, Diana resigneddirector
- 2007-12-10🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2007-12-10🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2006-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2006-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2006-06-03🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 1998-12-11🔒Charge registered #7Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-12-03🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1998-12-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1998-11-30🔒Charge registered #6Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1997-03-20🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Amc Bank Limited
- 1997-03-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Amc Bank Limited
- 1988-11-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1986-01-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1983-03-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1977-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BARTERS FARM NURSERIES LIMITED
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Barters Farm Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Barters Farm Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BARTERS FARM NURSERIES LIMITED
This company · 01312609
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Barters Farm Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/05/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Barters Land Limitedceased 31/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Charles Legh Walkerceased 31/05/2024· 50-75% shares · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| BAGBOROUGH FARMS LIMITED→ 00568637 · est 1956 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 69y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01300 — SIC 01300
Registered office
Barters Farm Nurseries Ltd
Chapmanslade
Westbury
Wilts
BA13 4AL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
CLARKE, Ann Rosina→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-05-31
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EVANS, Ann Marie→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-05-31
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EVANS, Neil David→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-05-31
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WEARNE, Nigel Collin→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2024-05-31
WALKER, Charles Legh→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2024-05-31
WALKER, Diana→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · resigned 2011-02-14
WEARNE, Nigel Collin→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2024-05-31
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 2 properties | 10/12/2007 | 31/12/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 10/12/2007 | 31/12/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 03/06/2006 | 01/06/2020 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 3 properties | 11/12/1998 | 26/07/2006 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 30/11/1998 | 26/07/2006 | |
| satisfied | Amc Bank Amc Bank Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 20/03/1997 | 23/03/2020 | |
| satisfied | Amc Bank Amc Bank Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 20/03/1997 | 23/03/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 04/11/1988 | 03/12/1998 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 17/01/1986 | 03/12/1998 | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 24/03/1983 | — |
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Recent filings (108 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08