BARNABAS TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01372898 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1978-06-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Holiday centres and villages
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 9 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 46.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 46.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
33 officers (9 active, 33 linked, 24 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
152 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (83 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-13
    WATTS, Brian David appointed
    director
  4. 2025-02-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-02-10
    HAGON, Keith Martin appointed
    director
  6. 2025-02-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-06-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-06-18
    SYKES, Darrell Anthony resigned
    director
  10. 2024-02-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  11. 2024-02-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2023-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-07-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-07-17
    HODGE, Simon Jonathan appointed
    director
  15. 2023-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2023-02-06
    SYKES, Darrell Anthony appointed
    director
  17. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-04-20
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    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2022-04-20
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    Charge satisfied #9
  20. 2022-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2022-01-14
    STARLING, Graham Derek resigned
    director
  22. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2021-03-09
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    officers · AP01
  25. 2021-03-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2021-02-03
    CHARLESWORTH, Rachel Paula appointed
    director
  27. 2021-02-03
    STARLING, Graham Derek appointed
    director
  28. 2020-12-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2020-08-31
    ADAMS, Derek William resigned
    director
  30. 2020-03-31
    MACLEAN, Malcolm appointed
    secretary
  31. 2020-03-31
    LOCKE, David James resigned
    secretary
  32. 2019-11-28
    WOODING JONES, Margaret Jane appointed
    director
  33. 2019-11-28
    FRASER, Alistair John resigned
    director
  34. 2019-10-02
    LOCKE, David James appointed
    secretary
  35. 2019-10-02
    MALLON, Gordon Keith resigned
    secretary
  36. 2019-06-06
    HEASMAN, John Philip Derek resigned
    secretary
  37. 2019-06-06
    MALLON, Gordon Keith appointed
    secretary
  38. 2019-01-01
    BELCHER, Alan David appointed
    director
  39. 2019-01-01
    ELLIS, Huw Alwyn appointed
    director
  40. 2019-01-01
    FOOT, Nicola Dawn appointed
    director
  41. 2016-10-20
    FLANAGAN, Declan William, Reverend resigned
    director
  42. 2015-06-17
    STEVENS, Mark Pilgrim resigned
    director
  43. 2015-01-22
    BUTCHER, Andrew John resigned
    director
  44. 2013-05-09
    HEASMAN, Derek Mark resigned
    director
  45. 2013-05-09
    HEASMAN, John Philip Derek resigned
    director
  46. 2009-12-01
    FRASER, Alistair John appointed
    director
  47. 2009-07-20
    HEASMAN, John Philip Derek appointed
    secretary
  48. 2009-07-20
    HEASMAN, Derek Mark appointed
    director
  49. 2009-07-20
    HEASMAN, John Philip Derek appointed
    director
  50. 2009-07-19
    HEASMAN, Derek Mark resigned
    secretary
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Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1978-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55201 — Holiday centres and villages

Registered office

Frontier Centre Addington Road
Irthlingborough
Wellingborough
NN9 5UH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (9 active · 24 resigned)

MACLEAN, Malcolm
secretary · appointed 2020-03-31
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Active
BELCHER, Alan David
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-01-01
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Active
CHARLESWORTH, Rachel Paula
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-02-03
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Active
ELLIS, Huw Alwyn
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-01-01
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Active
FOOT, Nicola Dawn
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-01-01
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Active
HAGON, Keith Martin
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-02-10
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Active
HODGE, Simon Jonathan
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-07-17
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Active
WATTS, Brian David
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-10-13
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Active
WOODING JONES, Margaret Jane
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-11-28
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Active
CARRUTHERS, Graham Malcolm
secretary · appointed 1997-10-25 · resigned 2009-03-01
Resigned
HEASMAN, Derek Mark
secretary · appointed 2009-03-01 · resigned 2009-07-19
Resigned
HEASMAN, John Philip Derek
secretary · appointed 2009-07-20 · resigned 2019-06-06
Resigned
HORSNELL, Graham John
secretary · appointed 1993-04-24 · resigned 1997-03-31
Resigned
LOCKE, David James
secretary · appointed 2019-10-02 · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned
MALLON, Gordon Keith
secretary · appointed 2019-06-06 · resigned 2019-10-02
Resigned
SCOTT, Ian Geoffrey
secretary · resigned 1993-02-14
Resigned
ADAMS, Derek William
director · ~82y · resigned 2020-08-31
Resigned
BUTCHER, Andrew John
director · ~76y · appointed 1998-03-17 · resigned 2015-01-22
Resigned
CULLINGFORD, Simon Eric
director · ~71y · resigned 1995-06-05
Resigned
FAGG, Arthur John
director · resigned 1992-10-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
5
Outstanding
5
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Tsb Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property26/04/199620/04/2022
outstanding
Priscilla Ann Horne / John Stafford Horne / Richard Timothy Horne
Legal charge1 property30/11/1994
outstanding
Beeches Farm
Beeches Farm Limited
Legal charge1 property30/11/1994
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited
Credit agreement1 property15/04/1993
outstanding
The Trustees of the Golden Stable Charitable Trust
Standard securing1 property25/07/1988
outstanding
The Oxford and Bermondsey Club
Legal charge1 property22/01/1986
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property22/01/198603/05/1996
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property09/03/198003/05/1996
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Irrevocable authority1 property28/12/197903/05/1996
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Recent filings (152 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-02-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-03