BARNES FENCING SUPPLIES LIMITED

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05624540 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-16
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.14M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46730
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -45% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,135,843
Cash draining
Cash down 45% YoY
Cash YoY
-45%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£153k
↓ 45% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↓ 6.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£310k£621k£931k£1.2m£1.6mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1.18M£1.19M
Current assets£1.45M£1.55M
Cash£153.3k£278.9k
Debtors£577.3k£512.9k
Net assets£1.14M£1.10M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-18
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-11-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-11-21
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-11-21
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2024-11-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2021-04-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  14. 2020-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-11
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2019-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2009-02-09
    ➖
    VANE, Anthony John, Estate Of The Late Mr resigned
    director
  19. 2008-11-30
    ➕
    BARNES, Patricia Marie appointed
    director
  20. 2005-11-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BARNES FENCING SUPPLIES LIMITED
  21. 2005-11-16
    ➕
    BARNES, Paul Anthony appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-11-16
    ➕
    BARNES, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2005-11-16
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-11-16
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-11-16
    ➕
    VANE, Anthony John, Estate Of The Late Mr appointed
    director
  26. 2005-11-16
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2005-11-16
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS 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
  • +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 "BARNES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Anthony Barnes
Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Patricia Marie Barnes
Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730

Registered office

39 The Metro Centre, Tolpits
Lane, Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 9SB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BARNES, Paul Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNES, Patricia Marie→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNES, Paul Anthony→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-11-16 · resigned 2005-11-16
Resigned
VANE, Anthony John, Estate Of The Late Mr→
director · ~90y · appointed 2005-11-16 · resigned 2009-02-09
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-11-16 · resigned 2005-11-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—05/04/2021—
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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-21
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26