NEW BARN FIELD CENTRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02877922 · ltd · incorporated 1993-12-06
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.4y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees500500

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
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Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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  2. 2025-01-31
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  3. 2024-12-04
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    DEAR, Elizabeth Olga Margaret appointed
    director
  4. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-30
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  6. 2022-11-30
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  7. 2021-11-30
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  8. 2021-05-04
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  9. 2021-02-28
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  10. 2020-06-08
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  11. 2019-11-30
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  12. 2018-11-30
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  13. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-05
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    DEAR, Julian Neville James resigned
    secretary
  15. 2017-07-05
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    DEAR, Julian Neville James resigned
    director
  16. 2017-07-05
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  17. 2017-07-05
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  18. 2016-11-29
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  19. 2004-12-01
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    DEAR, Linda Doreen resigned
    director
  20. 2003-12-13
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    DEAR, Julian Neville James appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-12-12
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    DEAR, Linda Doreen resigned
    secretary
  22. 2001-02-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 1999-12-11
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    DEAR, Matthew Colum appointed
    director
  24. 1999-10-04
    ➕
    DEAR, Linda Doreen appointed
    director
  25. 1998-10-31
    ➕
    DEAR, Linda Doreen appointed
    secretary
  26. 1998-10-31
    ➖
    DEAR, Matthew Colum resigned
    secretary
  27. 1998-10-31
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    DEAR, Matthew Colum resigned
    director
  28. 1998-04-17
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    DEAR, Matthew Colum appointed
    director
  29. 1998-04-12
    ➖
    DEAR, Neville George resigned
    director
  30. 1994-01-17
    ➕
    DEAR, Matthew Colum appointed
    secretary
  31. 1994-01-17
    ➖
    GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
    nominee-secretary
  32. 1994-01-17
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    DEAR, Julian Neville James appointed
    director
  33. 1994-01-17
    ➕
    DEAR, Neville George appointed
    director
  34. 1994-01-17
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    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    nominee-director
  35. 1993-12-06
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    Company incorporated
    As NEW BARN FIELD CENTRE LIMITED
  36. 1993-12-06
    ➕
    GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
    nominee-secretary
  37. 1993-12-06
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    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DEAR, Elizabeth Olga Margaret (same surname) appointed 2024-12-04. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Matthew Colum Dear
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

New Barn Field Centre
Bradford Peverell
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 9SD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

DEAR, Elizabeth Olga Margaret→
director · ~20y · appointed 2024-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEAR, Matthew Colum→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-12-11
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Active
DEAR, Julian Neville James→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-13 · resigned 2017-07-05
Resigned
DEAR, Linda Doreen→
secretary · appointed 1998-10-31 · resigned 2003-12-12
Resigned
DEAR, Matthew Colum→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-17 · resigned 1998-10-31
Resigned
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-12-06 · resigned 1994-01-17
Resigned
DEAR, Julian Neville James→
director · ~66y · appointed 1994-01-17 · resigned 2017-07-05
Resigned
DEAR, Linda Doreen→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-10-04 · resigned 2004-12-01
Resigned
DEAR, Matthew Colum→
director · ~62y · appointed 1998-04-17 · resigned 1998-10-31
Resigned
DEAR, Neville George→
director · ~90y · appointed 1994-01-17 · resigned 1998-04-12
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 1993-12-06 · resigned 1994-01-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/02/2001—
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Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2020-06-08