BARRINGTON COURT (PAIGNTON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02279667 · ltd · incorporated 1988-07-22
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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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
24 officers (5 active, 24 linked, 18 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
134 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,990

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£10k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£10.3k£8.7k
Current assets£10.3k£8.7k
Net assets£10.0k£8.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-28
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    BLAKES, Raymond John resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-04-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-04-04
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    HOLLAND, Brian resigned
    director
  7. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-05-20
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    DAVIS, Anna Josephine appointed
    director
  12. 2021-09-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-12
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    INGRAM, Margaret Ann resigned
    director
  15. 2021-01-11
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    JAMES, Stephen Richard resigned
    secretary
  16. 2021-01-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-05
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    address · AD01
  20. 2019-04-05
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    officers · AP04
  21. 2019-04-01
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    CARRICK JOHNSON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2014-10-21
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    INGRAM, Margaret Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2014-10-21
    ➖
    INGRAM, Robert John resigned
    director
  24. 2012-04-01
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    INGRAM, Robert John appointed
    director
  25. 2012-03-27
    ➖
    KING, Lawrence James resigned
    director
  26. 2010-12-09
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    DAVIES, Jill Annette appointed
    director
  27. 2010-11-01
    ➖
    MILLS, David Harry resigned
    director
  28. 2010-09-01
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    WATKINS, Susan appointed
    director
  29. 2010-03-24
    ➕
    KING, Lawrence James appointed
    director
  30. 2010-03-01
    ➖
    PALSER, Nellie resigned
    director
  31. 2008-06-21
    ➖
    HERON, Amy Beatrice resigned
    director
  32. 2007-09-28
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    HOLLAND, Brian appointed
    director
  33. 2007-02-23
    ➖
    GUTHRIE, Jane Marian resigned
    director
  34. 2006-09-25
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    MILLS, David Harry appointed
    director
  35. 2004-05-18
    ➖
    ARMSTRONG, Norman Dillworth resigned
    director
  36. 2001-01-21
    ➖
    GUTHRIE, Andrew John resigned
    secretary
  37. 2001-01-21
    ➕
    JAMES, Stephen Richard appointed
    secretary
  38. 2000-11-16
    ➕
    JAMES, Stephen Richard appointed
    director
  39. 2000-08-22
    ➖
    WHITTAM, Shirley resigned
    director
  40. 2000-07-24
    ➖
    GUTHRIE, James Alexander Young resigned
    director
  41. 2000-07-24
    ➕
    GUTHRIE, Jane Marian appointed
    director
  42. 1998-11-02
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    GUTHRIE, Susan Dorothy resigned
    secretary
  43. 1998-09-24
    ➕
    HERON, Amy Beatrice appointed
    director
  44. 1998-07-13
    ➕
    GUTHRIE, Andrew John appointed
    secretary
  45. 1997-09-05
    ➕
    GUTHRIE, Susan Dorothy appointed
    secretary
  46. 1997-09-05
    ➖
    RANGELEY, Mavis resigned
    secretary
  47. 1997-06-12
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    RANGELEY, Mavis resigned
    director
  48. 1992-11-01
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    GUTHRIE, Jane Marion resigned
    secretary
  49. 1992-11-01
    ➕
    RANGELEY, Mavis appointed
    secretary
  50. 1992-11-01
    ➕
    BLAKES, Raymond John appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 54 events

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Richard James
Individual · British · DOB 03/1944 · age 82
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/05/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

184 Union Street
Torquay
TQ2 5QP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (5 active · 19 resigned)

CARRICK JOHNSON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Jill Annette→
director · ~79y · appointed 2010-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIS, Anna Josephine→
director · ~74y · appointed 2022-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAMES, Stephen Richard→
director · ~82y · appointed 2000-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATKINS, Susan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-09-01
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Active
GUTHRIE, Andrew John→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-13 · resigned 2001-01-21
Resigned
GUTHRIE, Jane Marion→
secretary · resigned 1992-11-01
Resigned
GUTHRIE, Susan Dorothy→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-05 · resigned 1998-11-02
Resigned
JAMES, Stephen Richard→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-21 · resigned 2021-01-11
Resigned
RANGELEY, Mavis→
secretary · appointed 1992-11-01 · resigned 1997-09-05
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, Norman Dillworth→
director · ~103y · resigned 2004-05-18
Resigned
BLAKES, Raymond John→
director · ~79y · appointed 1992-11-01 · resigned 2025-05-28
Resigned
GUTHRIE, James Alexander Young→
director · ~91y · resigned 2000-07-24
Resigned
GUTHRIE, Jane Marian→
director · ~85y · appointed 2000-07-24 · resigned 2007-02-23
Resigned
HERON, Amy Beatrice→
director · ~114y · appointed 1998-09-24 · resigned 2008-06-21
Resigned
HOLLAND, Brian→
director · ~87y · appointed 2007-09-28 · resigned 2025-04-04
Resigned
INGRAM, Margaret Ann→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-10-21 · resigned 2021-06-12
Resigned
INGRAM, Robert John→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-04-01 · resigned 2014-10-21
Resigned
KING, Lawrence James→
director · ~79y · appointed 2010-03-24 · resigned 2012-03-27
Resigned
MILLS, David Harry→
director · ~90y · appointed 2006-09-25 · resigned 2010-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (134 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-07