ANYBODY'S BARN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01888574 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1985-02-21

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

110 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 3 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-11
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-05-11
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-30
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-20
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COLLIER, Genevieve appointed
secretary
2025-09-20
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SCOTT, Emma resigned
secretary
2025-09-20
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STARK, Gavin resigned
director
2025-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
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KING, Marie-Therese resigned
director
2021-07-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-18
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-18
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-18
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-24
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-12-24
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-12-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-02
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MOORE, William appointed
director
2020-12-02
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WILKIE, Susan Lee appointed
director
2020-12-02
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MEDWELL, Lynda Ann resigned
secretary
2020-12-02
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SCOTT, Emma appointed
secretary
2020-12-02
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ELSWORTH, Steve resigned
director
2020-12-02
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FRENCH, Katharine Constance resigned
director
2020-12-02
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FROMER, Bob resigned
director
2020-12-02
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KING, Marie-Therese appointed
director
2020-12-02
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STARK, Gavin appointed
director
2020-06-04
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ELSWORTH, Steve appointed
director
2006-06-01
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MEDWELL, Lynda Ann appointed
secretary
2006-06-01
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SPENCE, Evelyn resigned
secretary
2006-06-01
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FROMER, Bob appointed
director
2006-06-01
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SPENCE, Robert Russell resigned
director
1993-08-20
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ORTON, Jane Elizabeth resigned
secretary
1993-08-20
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SPENCE, Evelyn appointed
secretary
1992-08-17
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PETTY, Geoffrey resigned
director
1985-02-21
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Company incorporated
As ANYBODY'S BARN LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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: SCOTT, Emma resigned 2025-09-20; STARK, Gavin resigned 2025-09-20

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Susan Lee Wilkie Individual · English · DOB 12/1961 · age 65	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/09/2025

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Ms Emma Scottceased 20/09/2025· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Ms Marie-Therese Kingceased 19/07/2021· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Mr Robert Fromerceased 17/02/2021· significant influence · trust interest

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1985-02-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Birchwood Hall

Storridge

Nr Malvern

Worcs

WR13 5EZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-06

Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

COLLIER, Genevieve→

secretary · appointed 2025-09-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MOORE, William→

director · ~69y · appointed 2020-12-02

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Active

WILKIE, Susan Lee→

director · ~65y · appointed 2020-12-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MEDWELL, Lynda Ann→

secretary · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2020-12-02

Resigned

ORTON, Jane Elizabeth→

secretary · resigned 1993-08-20

Resigned

SCOTT, Emma→

secretary · appointed 2020-12-02 · resigned 2025-09-20

Resigned

SPENCE, Evelyn→

secretary · appointed 1993-08-20 · resigned 2006-06-01

Resigned

ELSWORTH, Steve→

director · ~74y · appointed 2020-06-04 · resigned 2020-12-02

Resigned

FRENCH, Katharine Constance→

director · ~81y · resigned 2020-12-02

Resigned

FROMER, Bob→

director · ~85y · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2020-12-02

Resigned

KING, Marie-Therese→

director · ~57y · appointed 2020-12-02 · resigned 2021-07-19

Resigned

PETTY, Geoffrey→

director · ~76y · resigned 1992-08-17

Resigned

SPENCE, Robert Russell→

director · ~80y · resigned 2006-06-01

Resigned

STARK, Gavin→

director · ~58y · appointed 2020-12-02 · resigned 2025-09-20

Resigned

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Recent filings (110 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-05-13

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2026-05-11

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-05-11

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-05-11

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-05-11

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-09-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-09-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-09-28