BARTONS.CO.UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04333307 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-04

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£1.69M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Solicitors

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 23.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 23.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

31 officers (10 active, 31 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

153 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,690,618

Net assets shrinking

Down £26,363 YoY

Cash YoY

-3%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£285k

↓ 2.8% YoY

Net Worth

£1.7m

↓ 1.5% YoY

Current Assets

£2.1m

↑ 4.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£1.74M	£1.76M
Current assets	£2.07M	£1.98M
Cash	£284.8k	£293.0k
Debtors	£1.26M	£1.17M
Net assets	£1.69M	£1.72M

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (81 events)Click to expand

2026-03-18
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accounts · AA
2026-02-02
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officers · AP01
2026-02-01
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GRIFFITHS, Giles Richard appointed
director
2025-10-02
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officers · CH01
2025-03-25
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accounts · AA
2024-03-28
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accounts · AA
2024-01-02
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officers · TM01
2023-12-31
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POTTER, Mandy Louise resigned
director
2023-12-14
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mortgage · MR04
2023-12-14
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mortgage · MR04
2023-12-14
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Charge satisfied #3
2023-12-14
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-11-30
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-30
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-15
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incorporation · MA
2023-11-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-13
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capital · SH02
2023-11-13
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capital · SH02
2023-11-13
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capital · SH10
2023-11-13
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capital · SH08
2023-10-30
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officers · TM01
2023-10-16
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mortgage · MR01
2023-10-12
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HAYES, Raymond Charles Svend O'Connell resigned
director
2023-10-12
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2023-09-27
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officers · AP01
2023-09-12
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MACMILLAN, Louise Marie appointed
director
2023-03-22
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accounts · AA
2022-01-19
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accounts · AA
2022-01-01
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GILES, Kristy Jean appointed
director
2020-08-10
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REYNOLDS, Claire resigned
director
2020-08-10
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SPENCER, Ian resigned
director
2019-10-09
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MCNALLY, Roseanna Fleur appointed
director
2019-08-01
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MCNALLY, Roseanna resigned
secretary
2019-08-01
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MCNALLY, Roseanna Fleur resigned
director
2019-07-01
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SPENCER, Ian Christopher appointed
director
2019-07-01
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MCNALLY, Roseanna Fleur appointed
director
2019-07-01
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SPENCER, Ian appointed
director
2019-04-26
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DICKINSON, Bridget resigned
director
2019-01-02
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WOODHALL, Claire Louise appointed
director
2019-01-02
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DICKINSON, Bridget appointed
director
2019-01-02
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REYNOLDS, Claire appointed
director
2018-10-01
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GILES, Kristy Jean appointed
secretary
2018-10-01
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MCNALLY, Roseanna resigned
secretary
2018-10-01
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ALBERY, Philip James resigned
director
2018-01-23
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POTTER, Mandy Louise appointed
director
2017-11-23
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GILES, Kristy Jean resigned
secretary
2017-11-23
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GILES, Kristy Jean resigned
secretary
2017-11-23
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MCNALLY, Roseanna appointed
secretary
2017-11-23
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MCNALLY, Roseanna appointed
secretary
2016-10-17
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WEARE, Rebecca Lynda resigned
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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 ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Lee Maurice Hassall Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Raymond Charles Svend O'Connell Hayesceased 17/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2001-12-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

20 Fore Street

Kingsbridge

Devon

TQ7 1NZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-18

Last: 2025-12-04