STOKELEY BARTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04104136 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2000-11-08
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£20.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £20,432
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£20k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £20.4k | £19.4k |
| Current assets | £20.4k | £19.4k |
| Net assets | £20.4k | £19.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2023-11-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-12➕SHIPLEY, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2021-07-11➖TILBURY, Keith Anthony resigneddirector
- 2021-07-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-06➕TWIBELL, Rod appointeddirector
- 2017-11-06➖WINTER, Brenda June resigneddirector
- 2017-11-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-17➖THOMPSON, Richard Bevis resigneddirector
- 2014-04-04➕BROWNLOW, Harry, Dr appointeddirector
- 2014-04-04➖BEER, Nigel Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2012-08-30➕MOCATTA, Shielah Hilary appointeddirector
- 2012-07-03➖LAW, Stephen Richard resigneddirector
- 2008-04-25➖LAW, Lindsay Anne resignedsecretary
- 2007-11-29➕BATTEN, Susan appointeddirector
- 2007-11-29➕BEER, Nigel Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2007-11-29➕LAW, Stephen Richard appointeddirector
- 2007-11-29➕THOMPSON, Richard Bevis appointeddirector
- 2007-11-29➕TILBURY, Keith Anthony appointeddirector
- 2007-11-29➕WINTER, Brenda June appointeddirector
- 2007-10-08➕BOWEN, David George appointeddirector
- 2007-10-08➖BROOKING, Lucy Patricia resignedsecretary
- 2007-10-08➕LAW, Lindsay Anne appointedsecretary
- 2007-10-08➖BROOKING, Ian Charles resigneddirector
- 2000-11-08🏢Company incorporatedAs STOKELEY BARTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2000-11-08➕BROOKING, Lucy Patricia appointedsecretary
- 2000-11-08➕BROOKING, Ian Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2000-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
The Old Cider Press
Stokeley Barton Barns Stokenham
Kingsbridge
Devon
TQ7 2SE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (6 active · 8 resigned)
BATTEN, Susan→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2007-11-29
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BOWEN, David George→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2007-10-08
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BROWNLOW, Harry, Dr→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-04-04
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MOCATTA, Shielah Hilary→
Activedirector · ~89y · appointed 2012-08-30
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SHIPLEY, Paul Anthony→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2021-07-12
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TWIBELL, Rod→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2017-11-06
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BROOKING, Lucy Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-11-08 · resigned 2007-10-08
LAW, Lindsay Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-10-08 · resigned 2008-04-25
BEER, Nigel Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2007-11-29 · resigned 2014-04-04
BROOKING, Ian Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2000-11-08 · resigned 2007-10-08
LAW, Stephen Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2007-11-29 · resigned 2012-07-03
THOMPSON, Richard Bevis→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2007-11-29 · resigned 2014-10-17
TILBURY, Keith Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2007-11-29 · resigned 2021-07-11
WINTER, Brenda June→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 2007-11-29 · resigned 2017-11-06
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Recent filings (82 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05