BARRETT & CO (CARLISLE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04567177 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£58.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £58,320

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£58k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 448% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£23k£35k£47k£58kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£58.3k£46.5k
Current assets£9.3k£1.7k
Net assets£58.3k£46.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2006-05-12
    ➖
    BARRETT, Eileen Rose resigned
    director
  16. 2004-01-03
    ➕
    BARRETT, Eileen Rose appointed
    director
  17. 2002-10-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARRETT & CO (CARLISLE) LIMITED
  18. 2002-10-18
    ➕
    BARRETT, Eileen Rose appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-10-18
    ➕
    BARRETT, Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2002-10-18
    ➕
    JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-10-18
    ➖
    JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-10-18
    ➕
    JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2002-10-18
    ➖
    JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARRETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Barrett
Individual · British · DOB 10/1942 · age 84
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2002-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

62 Greenacres
Wetheral
Carlisle
CA4 8LD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BARRETT, Eileen Rose→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-18
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Active
BARRETT, Michael→
director · ~84y · appointed 2002-10-18
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Active
JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-18 · resigned 2002-10-18
Resigned
BARRETT, Eileen Rose→
director · ~84y · appointed 2004-01-03 · resigned 2006-05-12
Resigned
JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-18 · resigned 2002-10-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15