BARKING DOG (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05480763 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-14

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

—

year to Jun 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Television programme production activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-06-30
Average employees	200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-03-28
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2025-03-14
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2024-03-28
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2023-03-24
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2022-03-30
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2021-06-23
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2021-02-12
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2021-02-11
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officers · CH03
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officers · CH01
2021-02-11
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officers · CH01
2020-03-26
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accounts · AA
2019-03-28
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accounts · AA
2018-04-09
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2017-04-04
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2016-07-05
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2016-04-12
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2009-03-30
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BAKER, Nicola appointed
director
2005-06-14
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Company incorporated
As BARKING DOG (UK) LIMITED
2005-06-14
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BAKER, Nicola appointed
secretary
2005-06-14
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BAKER, Matthew James appointed
director
2005-06-14
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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2005-06-14
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2005-06-14
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
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2005-06-14
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Matthew James Baker Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	14/06/2017
Mrs Nicola Baker Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	14/06/2017

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

Incorporated2005-06-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

Arkle House

Lonsdale Street

Carlisle

CA1 1BJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-23

Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BAKER, Nicola→

secretary · appointed 2005-06-14

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Active

BAKER, Matthew James→

director · ~49y · appointed 2005-06-14

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Active

BAKER, Nicola→

director · ~48y · appointed 2009-03-30

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Active

YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-14 · resigned 2005-06-14

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-06-14 · resigned 2005-06-14

Resigned

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