HALTON BARNS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02851874 · ltd · incorporated 1993-09-09

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 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

53 officers (13 active, 53 linked, 43 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

163 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (114 events)Click to expand

2026-05-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-22
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KINGSTON, Harley Morgan appointed
director
2026-05-22
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COX, Rosemary Emmeline resigned
director
2026-05-22
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TOMPKINS, Susan Mary resigned
director
2026-01-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-23
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HIGHAM, Jerry resigned
director
2025-12-17
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-01
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SAVIN, Janie appointed
secretary
2025-12-01
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HOLDEN, Patricia Anne resigned
secretary
2025-10-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-30
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NEWSOME, Vivien Francoise appointed
director
2025-09-30
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KUMELA, Jonathan resigned
director
2025-09-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-22
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TOMPKINS, Susan Mary appointed
director
2025-09-22
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TOMPKINS, Tony Norman resigned
director
2025-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-02
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PHILLIPS, Sheryl Lucy appointed
director
2022-09-02
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BASIL, Jacqui resigned
director
2022-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-04
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SHILELA, Alison Clare appointed
director
2021-02-04
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O'SHEA, Stephen Robert resigned
director
2020-12-21
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COX, Rosemary Emmeline appointed
director
2020-12-21
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HART, Andrew Douglas resigned
director
2020-09-10
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SAVIN, Peter Vyvien appointed
director
2016-02-18
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CHAPMAN, Sylvia Ann appointed
director
2016-02-18
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HOLDEN, Patricia Anne appointed
secretary
2016-02-18
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TOWLER, Moira Vivienne resigned
secretary
2016-02-18
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MACKENZIE, John Stephen resigned
director
2015-03-22
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HARTLEY, Patricia Ann appointed
director
2015-03-22
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HOLDEN, Martin Stuart appointed
director
2015-03-22
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DELL, Stephanie Joanne resigned
secretary
2015-03-22
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TOWLER, Moira Vivienne appointed
secretary
2015-03-22
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CRAVEN, Richard James resigned
director
2015-03-22
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DELL, Stephanie Joanne resigned
director
2011-09-26
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TOWLER, Moira Vivienne appointed
director
2011-09-26
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HIGHAM, Jerry appointed
director
2011-07-21
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BULL DOMICAN, Vanessa Louise resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 114 events

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

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 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 ·

6 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: HOLDEN, Patricia Anne resigned 2025-12-01; COX, Rosemary Emmeline resigned 2026-05-22; HIGHAM, Jerry resigned 2026-01-23

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1993-09-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

8 The Leys

Halton Village

Aylesbury

HP22 5GH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-24

Last: 2025-09-10