BARTLOW BARNS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03596695 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-13
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 May 2025
Net worth
£97.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (68/100)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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £97,018
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,604 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£97k
↓ 9.9% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £112.5k | £111.3k |
| Current assets | £9.3k | £7.3k |
| Net assets | £97.0k | £107.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-30➖HILL, Robert Madgwick resigneddirector
- 2026-05-30➖TURKINGTON, Thomas Ernest resigneddirector
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-09➕BARLOW, Stewart appointeddirector
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-30➕DREW, Steven appointeddirector
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2017-06-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-10-07➖MAY, Nigel resigneddirector
- 2011-07-05➖ENGLISH, Rebecca Faith resigneddirector
- 2006-03-01➕ENGLISH, Rebecca Faith appointeddirector
- 2004-07-19➕TURKINGTON, Thomas Ernest appointeddirector
- 2004-06-01➖DAVISON, John Beveridge resigneddirector
- 2002-07-29➕HILL, Robert Madgwick appointeddirector
- 1998-07-15➕FAULKNER, Colin George Bruce appointedsecretary
- 1998-07-15➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-07-15➕DAVISON, John Beveridge appointeddirector
- 1998-07-15➕MAY, Nigel appointeddirector
- 1998-07-15➖BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-07-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BARTLOW BARNS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 1998-07-13➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-07-13➕BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-28
2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: HILL, Robert Madgwick resigned 2026-05-30; TURKINGTON, Thomas Ernest resigned 2026-05-30
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
The Granary
Bartlow Barns Bartlow
Cambridge
CB21 4PY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-14
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
FAULKNER, Colin George Bruce→
Activesecretary · appointed 1998-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARLOW, Stewart→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-07-09
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DREW, Steven→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-13 · resigned 1998-07-15
DAVISON, John Beveridge→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1998-07-15 · resigned 2004-06-01
ENGLISH, Rebecca Faith→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2011-07-05
HILL, Robert Madgwick→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2002-07-29 · resigned 2026-05-30
MAY, Nigel→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1998-07-15 · resigned 2016-10-07
TURKINGTON, Thomas Ernest→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2004-07-19 · resigned 2026-05-30
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-07-13 · resigned 1998-07-15
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Recent filings (80 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-14