BARBARA SMITH (PROPERTIES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04730845 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-11
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 21.8y 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: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 21.8y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.8 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 (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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
66 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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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filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
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filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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  2. 2024-12-22
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  3. 2024-01-17
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-01-04
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    SMITH, Nigel Roy appointed
    director
  5. 2023-12-21
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  6. 2022-12-20
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  7. 2021-12-21
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  8. 2020-12-17
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  9. 2019-12-20
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  10. 2018-12-29
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  11. 2017-12-30
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  12. 2016-12-29
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  13. 2016-03-21
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  14. 2015-12-18
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  15. 2015-03-19
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  16. 2014-12-19
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  17. 2004-11-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  18. 2004-08-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2003-04-16
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    SMITH, Nigel Roy appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-04-16
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    SMITH, Barbara appointed
    director
  21. 2003-04-15
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    ANDERSON, David appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-04-15
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    ANDERSON, David resigned
    secretary
  23. 2003-04-15
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-04-15
    ➕
    ANDERSON, David appointed
    director
  25. 2003-04-15
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    ANDERSON, David resigned
    director
  26. 2003-04-15
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    ANDERSON, Steven appointed
    director
  27. 2003-04-15
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    ANDERSON, Steven resigned
    director
  28. 2003-04-15
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As BARBARA SMITH (PROPERTIES) LIMITED
  30. 2003-04-11
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2003-04-11
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SMITH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Barbara Smith
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2003-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Paddock House Farm
Skip Bridge Near Green Hammerton
York
North Yorkshire
YO26 8EZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

SMITH, Nigel Roy→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Barbara→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-04-16
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Active
SMITH, Nigel Roy→
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, David→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-15 · resigned 2003-04-15
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-11 · resigned 2003-04-15
Resigned
ANDERSON, David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-04-15 · resigned 2003-04-15
Resigned
ANDERSON, Steven→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-04-15 · resigned 2003-04-15
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-11 · resigned 2003-04-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property02/11/2004—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property15/08/2004—
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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-20