BARNBURY ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01875978 · ltd · incorporated 1985-01-09
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£2.84M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -72% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 37.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
119 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
85
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,838,019
Net assets shrinking
Down £976,317 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 72% YoY
Cash YoY
-72%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£322k
↓ 72% YoY
Net Worth
£2.8m
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£3.7m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£763k£1.5m£2.3m£3.1m£3.8mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£2.84M£3.81M
Current assets£3.71M£3.70M
Cash£321.7k£1.15M
Debtors£1.06M£641.6k
Net assets£2.84M£3.81M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-04-14
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    BLACK, Gillian, Dr appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-03-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-03-06
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-03-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-12-31
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    DERRICK, Anne Pauline Frances resigned
    director
  9. 2025-12-31
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    DERRICK, Brian Albert resigned
    director
  10. 2025-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2025-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-07-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-05-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2022-05-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-07-26
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-06-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2014-06-18
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    RILEY, Benjamin Stanley appointed
    director
  23. 2006-03-24
    ➖
    THORNE, Victor John resigned
    director
  24. 1998-08-03
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    DERRICK, Richard Byron appointed
    director
  25. 1998-01-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 1988-11-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  27. 1985-01-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARNBURY ENTERPRISES LIMITED

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DERRICK, Anne Pauline Frances resigned 2025-12-31; DERRICK, Brian Albert resigned 2025-12-31

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Byron Derrick
Individual · English · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Benjamin Stanley Riley
Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
——board controlboard control06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Brian Albert Derrickceased 31/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Anne Pauline Frances Derrickceased 31/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Angela Irene Thorneceased 08/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1985-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit 7 Lumley Court
Drum Industrial Estate
Chester-Le-Street
DH2 1AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

DERRICK, Anne Pauline Frances→
secretary
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Active
BLACK, Gillian, Dr→
director · ~60y · appointed 2026-04-14
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Active
DERRICK, Richard Byron→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-08-03
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Active
RILEY, Benjamin Stanley→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-06-18
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Active
DERRICK, Anne Pauline Frances→
director · ~85y · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
DERRICK, Brian Albert→
director · ~90y · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
THORNE, Victor John→
director · ~95y · resigned 2006-03-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property14/11/198821/01/1998

Recent filings (119 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-15