BARKINGDON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05863944 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-07-03
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£9.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
12 officers (7 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £9,115
Net assets shrinking
Down £971 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£9k
↓ 9.6% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.1k | £10.1k |
| Current assets | £9.1k | £10.1k |
| Net assets | £9.1k | £10.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-10➕ALDRIDGE, Robin, Dr appointeddirector
- 2025-01-09➖BEAR, Dawn Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2025-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-30➕WHITE, Claire Louise appointeddirector
- 2021-06-30➖BEAR, Alexanderq George Philip Villiers resigneddirector
- 2021-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-03➕JAMES, Kay Jacqueline appointedsecretary
- 2014-05-03➕TAYLOR, Penelope Jane appointeddirector
- 2014-05-02➖BARRATT, David Keith, Dr. resigneddirector
- 2013-04-26➖BARRATT, David, Dr resignedsecretary
- 2010-08-01➖BEAR, Dawn Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2010-03-12➕BARRATT, David Keith, Dr. appointeddirector
- 2010-02-24➕HENDY, David Joseph appointeddirector
- 2010-02-23➕JAMES, Keith appointeddirector
- 2010-02-22➕BARRATT, David, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2010-01-01➕BEAR, Alexanderq George Philip Villiers appointeddirector
- 2010-01-01➕BEAR, Dawn Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2006-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BARKINGDON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2006-07-03➕AIKEN, Morag Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2006-07-03➕BEAR, Dawn Elizabeth appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2006-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Barkingdon Barn Barkingdon
Staverton
Totnes
Devon
TQ9 6AN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05
Officers (7 active · 5 resigned)
JAMES, Kay Jacqueline→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-05-03
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AIKEN, Morag Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2006-07-03
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ALDRIDGE, Robin, Dr→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2025-01-10
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HENDY, David Joseph→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2010-02-24
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JAMES, Keith→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2010-02-23
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TAYLOR, Penelope Jane→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-05-03
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WHITE, Claire Louise→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARRATT, David, Dr→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-02-22 · resigned 2013-04-26
BEAR, Dawn Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-07-03 · resigned 2010-08-01
BARRATT, David Keith, Dr.→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-03-12 · resigned 2014-05-02
BEAR, Alexanderq George Philip Villiers→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2021-06-30
BEAR, Dawn Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2025-01-09
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Recent filings (60 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-03