BLUE HOUSE FARM BARNS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02444399 · ltd · incorporated 1989-11-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
20 officers (2 active, 20 linked, 16 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
117 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,054
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,089 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£829£2k£2k£3k£4kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-302023-12-30
Total assets£3.1k£4.1k
Current assets£3.1k£4.1k
Net assets£3.1k£4.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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  2. 2024-05-23
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  3. 2023-06-23
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  4. 2022-06-22
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  5. 2022-05-09
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  6. 2022-05-09
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  7. 2022-02-18
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    GANT, Peter resigned
    director
  8. 2022-02-07
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    FAIR, Betty April resigned
    director
  9. 2021-08-26
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  10. 2020-10-06
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  11. 2020-05-22
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  12. 2020-05-22
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  13. 2020-05-22
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  14. 2020-02-27
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    FAIR, Betty April appointed
    director
  15. 2020-02-27
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    GANT, Peter appointed
    director
  16. 2020-02-27
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    HARRISON, Kaye Barbara resigned
    director
  17. 2019-09-13
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  18. 2018-10-31
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  19. 2018-09-24
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  20. 2018-08-17
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  21. 2018-08-16
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  22. 2017-11-01
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    HARRISON, Kaye Barbara appointed
    director
  23. 2017-11-01
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    HASSALL, Margaret Elaine resigned
    director
  24. 2017-09-18
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  25. 2015-01-21
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    HARRISON, Kaye Barbara resigned
    director
  26. 2015-01-21
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    HASSALL, Margaret Elaine appointed
    director
  27. 2012-05-22
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    HARRISON, Kaye Barbara appointed
    director
  28. 2011-01-24
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    FAIR, Betty April resigned
    director
  29. 2010-01-27
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    PLATT, Simon Christopher appointed
    secretary
  30. 2010-01-27
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    HALLAM, Michael Edward resigned
    secretary
  31. 2010-01-27
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    FAIR, Betty April appointed
    director
  32. 2010-01-27
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    HALLAM, Michael Edward resigned
    director
  33. 2009-07-01
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    PLATT, Simon Christopher appointed
    director
  34. 2009-06-30
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    HASSALL, Margaret Elaine resigned
    director
  35. 2004-07-28
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    HASSALL, Margaret Elaine appointed
    director
  36. 2004-07-27
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    WHITE, George resigned
    director
  37. 2002-04-11
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    BREWER, John resigned
    secretary
  38. 2002-04-11
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    HALLAM, Michael Edward appointed
    secretary
  39. 2002-04-11
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    BREWER, John resigned
    director
  40. 2002-04-11
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    HALLAM, Michael Edward appointed
    director
  41. 2000-07-25
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    WHITE, George appointed
    director
  42. 2000-07-17
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    HARRISON, Kaye Barbara resigned
    director
  43. 1999-09-01
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    SHILCOCK, Terence resigned
    director
  44. 1998-05-09
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    MAGOWAN, Roger Charles resigned
    director
  45. 1998-05-02
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    BREWER, John appointed
    secretary
  46. 1998-05-02
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    BULLEY, Kenneth Stephen resigned
    secretary
  47. 1998-05-02
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    BREWER, John appointed
    director
  48. 1998-05-02
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    BULLEY, Kenneth Stephen resigned
    director
  49. 1998-05-02
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    FRANCIS, Ian Frederick resigned
    director
  50. 1998-05-02
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    HARRISON, Kaye Barbara appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

4 Blue House Barns, Chetwynd Road
Newport
Shropshire
TF10 7UE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (2 active · 18 resigned)

PLATT, Simon Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-27
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Active
PLATT, Simon Christopher→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREWER, John→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-02 · resigned 2002-04-11
Resigned
BULLEY, Kenneth Stephen→
secretary · resigned 1998-05-02
Resigned
HALLAM, Michael Edward→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-11 · resigned 2010-01-27
Resigned
BREWER, John→
director · ~65y · appointed 1998-05-02 · resigned 2002-04-11
Resigned
BULLEY, Kenneth Stephen→
director · ~83y · resigned 1998-05-02
Resigned
FAIR, Betty April→
director · ~80y · appointed 2020-02-27 · resigned 2022-02-07
Resigned
FAIR, Betty April→
director · ~80y · appointed 2010-01-27 · resigned 2011-01-24
Resigned
FRANCIS, Ian Frederick→
director · ~79y · appointed 1991-11-26 · resigned 1998-05-02
Resigned
GANT, Peter→
director · ~90y · appointed 2020-02-27 · resigned 2022-02-18
Resigned
HALLAM, Michael Edward→
director · ~89y · appointed 2002-04-11 · resigned 2010-01-27
Resigned
HARRISON, Kaye Barbara→
director · ~76y · appointed 2017-11-01 · resigned 2020-02-27
Resigned
HARRISON, Kaye Barbara→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-05-22 · resigned 2015-01-21
Resigned
HARRISON, Kaye Barbara→
director · ~76y · appointed 1998-05-02 · resigned 2000-07-17
Resigned
HASSALL, Margaret Elaine→
director · ~83y · appointed 2015-01-21 · resigned 2017-11-01
Resigned
HASSALL, Margaret Elaine→
director · ~83y · appointed 2004-07-28 · resigned 2009-06-30
Resigned
MAGOWAN, Roger Charles→
director · ~85y · resigned 1998-05-09
Resigned
SHILCOCK, Terence→
director · ~89y · appointed 1991-11-26 · resigned 1999-09-01
Resigned
WHITE, George→
director · ~101y · appointed 2000-07-25 · resigned 2004-07-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (117 total)

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2025-06-27
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2025-06-27
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2024-07-24
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accounts · AA
2024-05-23
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2023-07-05
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accounts · AA
2023-06-23
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2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
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officers · TM01
2022-05-09
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officers · TM01
2022-05-09
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2021-08-26
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2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2020-10-06
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2020-08-21
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2020-05-22