BARTON AVIATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02532267 · ltd · incorporated 1990-08-17
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£-239.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 51101
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £239,202

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£239k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£159
↓ 90% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£239k-£191k-£143k-£95k-£47k£2kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£-238.3k£-238.5k
Current assets£159£1.7k
Net assets£-239.2k£-239.2k

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
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-10-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-10-01
    ➕
    TREVOR, Harry Paul appointed
    director
  12. 2020-10-01
    ➖
    HUTCHISON, John Stewart resigned
    director
  13. 2020-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-08-08
    ➖
    STAINSBY, Richard, Dr resigned
    secretary
  18. 2012-07-16
    ➖
    HUTCHISON, John Stewart resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-07-16
    ➕
    STAINSBY, Richard, Dr appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-07-16
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, John Stewart appointed
    director
  21. 2012-07-16
    ➖
    STAINSBY, Richard, Dr resigned
    director
  22. 2005-10-01
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, John Stewart appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-10-01
    ➕
    STAINSBY, Richard, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2005-09-30
    ➖
    STAINSBY, Richard, Dr resigned
    secretary
  25. 2005-09-30
    ➖
    KERSEY BROWN, Alexander resigned
    director
  26. 2004-09-01
    ➕
    STAINSBY, Richard, Dr appointed
    secretary
  27. 2004-09-01
    ➖
    WITHERS, William Rees resigned
    secretary
  28. 2001-07-26
    ➖
    GOLDSBY WEST, Jack resigned
    director
  29. 2001-07-26
    ➕
    KERSEY BROWN, Alexander appointed
    director
  30. 2001-03-30
    ➖
    CHARNOCK, William James resigned
    secretary
  31. 2000-01-15
    ➕
    WITHERS, William Rees appointed
    secretary
  32. 1995-07-24
    ➕
    GOLDSBY WEST, Jack appointed
    director
  33. 1995-07-24
    ➖
    WARBURTON, Julie Lynn resigned
    director
  34. 1993-03-31
    ➖
    TRUEMAN, Alan resigned
    director
  35. 1990-08-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARTON AVIATION LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Incorporated1990-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC51101 — SIC 51101

Registered office

Manor House
143 High Street
Honiton
EX14 1LJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

TREVOR, Harry Paul→
director · ~27y · appointed 2020-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARNOCK, William James→
secretary · resigned 2001-03-30
Resigned
HUTCHISON, John Stewart→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2012-07-16
Resigned
STAINSBY, Richard, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-16 · resigned 2014-08-08
Resigned
STAINSBY, Richard, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2005-09-30
Resigned
WITHERS, William Rees→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-15 · resigned 2004-09-01
Resigned
GOLDSBY WEST, Jack→
director · ~77y · appointed 1995-07-24 · resigned 2001-07-26
Resigned
HUTCHISON, John Stewart→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-07-16 · resigned 2020-10-01
Resigned
KERSEY BROWN, Alexander→
director · ~84y · appointed 2001-07-26 · resigned 2005-09-30
Resigned
STAINSBY, Richard, Dr→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2012-07-16
Resigned
TRUEMAN, Alan→
director · ~78y · resigned 1993-03-31
Resigned
WARBURTON, Julie Lynn→
director · ~67y · resigned 1995-07-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-19