BARNES PLANT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01778730 · ltd · incorporated 1983-12-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 6 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
114 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-07-03
    ➕
    GOOSEN, John Robert appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-07-03
    ➕
    STEWARD, Robert Frank appointed
    director
  5. 2025-07-03
    ➖
    BARNES, William David resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-07-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2025-07-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-12-20
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    FAYERS, Nicholas Carl resigned
    director
  18. 2017-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-04-18
    ➕
    BARNES, William David appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-03-22
    ➖
    LITTLE, Ian resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-08-01
    ➖
    BARNES, Mary Wilkie resigned
    director
  23. 2012-01-17
    ➖
    HARRISON, Anne Christine resigned
    secretary
  24. 2012-01-17
    ➕
    LITTLE, Ian appointed
    secretary
  25. 2011-01-21
    ➖
    GREEN, Robin William resigned
    director
  26. 2008-07-03
    ➖
    HADDOCK, Mark William resigned
    secretary
  27. 2008-07-03
    ➕
    HARRISON, Anne Christine appointed
    secretary
  28. 2007-01-22
    ➕
    HADDOCK, Mark William appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-01-22
    ➖
    WYER, Christopher Mark resigned
    secretary
  30. 2004-06-30
    ➕
    BARNES, William David appointed
    director
  31. 2004-06-30
    ➕
    FAYERS, Nicholas Carl appointed
    director
  32. 2004-06-30
    ➕
    GREEN, Robin William appointed
    director
  33. 2004-06-18
    ➖
    BOWLES, Andrew Martin resigned
    secretary
  34. 2004-06-18
    ➕
    WYER, Christopher Mark appointed
    secretary
  35. 1995-08-19
    ➖
    BARNES, David William resigned
    director
  36. 1993-10-11
    ➕
    BOWLES, Andrew Martin appointed
    secretary
  37. 1993-10-11
    ➖
    DANGERFIELD, Carol Jessie resigned
    secretary
  38. 1983-12-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARNES PLANT LIMITED

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARNES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Group structure

The Barnes Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
The Barnes Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BARNES PLANT LIMITED
This company · 01778730

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Barnes Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1983-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

6 Bermuda Road
Ransomes Europark
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP3 9RU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

GOOSEN, John Robert→
secretary · appointed 2025-07-03
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Active
BARNES, William David→
director · ~71y · appointed 2004-06-30
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Active
STEWARD, Robert Frank→
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-07-03
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Active
BARNES, William David→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-18 · resigned 2025-07-03
Resigned
BOWLES, Andrew Martin→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-11 · resigned 2004-06-18
Resigned
DANGERFIELD, Carol Jessie→
secretary · resigned 1993-10-11
Resigned
HADDOCK, Mark William→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-22 · resigned 2008-07-03
Resigned
HARRISON, Anne Christine→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-03 · resigned 2012-01-17
Resigned
LITTLE, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2012-01-17 · resigned 2013-03-22
Resigned
WYER, Christopher Mark→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-18 · resigned 2007-01-22
Resigned
BARNES, David William→
director · ~97y · resigned 1995-08-19
Resigned
BARNES, Mary Wilkie→
director · ~95y · resigned 2012-08-01
Resigned
FAYERS, Nicholas Carl→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2017-12-20
Resigned
GREEN, Robin William→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2011-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (114 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-07-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21