LEDSHAM BARNS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06224747 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-24
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£5
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-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 (71/100)

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
16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↓ 2.6% YoY
Net Worth
£5
~ YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£5£5
Current assets£19.5k£20.2k
Cash£19.5k£20.0k
Debtors—£155
Net assets£5£5

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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  2. 2025-07-30
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  3. 2025-07-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-06-27
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    DARLINGTON, Dale appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-27
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    KERSHAW, Christine Martha resigned
    director
  6. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2023-12-05
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  8. 2022-12-13
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  9. 2022-01-12
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  10. 2021-01-20
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  11. 2021-01-14
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  12. 2021-01-01
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    SPAMBO, Ayanda Pau appointed
    director
  13. 2020-09-06
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    PARKINSON, Maxine resigned
    director
  14. 2020-09-06
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  15. 2019-11-27
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  16. 2019-01-29
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  17. 2018-11-26
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  18. 2018-11-21
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  19. 2018-01-29
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  20. 2017-05-05
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    GUERRERO, Marcus Manuel appointed
    director
  21. 2017-05-05
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    DUFFY, Jonathan Bernard resigned
    director
  22. 2017-01-30
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  23. 2015-10-12
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    KERSHAW, Christine Martha resigned
    secretary
  24. 2014-11-26
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    KERSHAW, Christine Martha appointed
    secretary
  25. 2014-11-26
    ➕
    KERSHAW, Christine Martha appointed
    director
  26. 2014-10-25
    ➖
    KERSHAW, Simon resigned
    secretary
  27. 2014-10-25
    ➖
    KERSHAW, Simon resigned
    director
  28. 2012-08-16
    ➕
    BUIST, Paul Graham appointed
    director
  29. 2012-06-19
    ➖
    CARLISLE, Philip Stephen resigned
    director
  30. 2011-04-26
    ➖
    BOYD, Howard resigned
    director
  31. 2009-08-28
    ➕
    PARKINSON, Maxine appointed
    director
  32. 2009-08-03
    ➕
    DUFFY, Jonathan Bernard appointed
    director
  33. 2008-04-20
    ➖
    BOYD, Howard resigned
    secretary
  34. 2008-04-20
    ➕
    BOYD, Howard appointed
    director
  35. 2008-03-14
    ➕
    BARROWCLOUGH, David Michael appointed
    director
  36. 2007-12-01
    ➕
    KERSHAW, Simon appointed
    secretary
  37. 2007-12-01
    ➕
    KERSHAW, Simon appointed
    director
  38. 2007-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As LEDSHAM BARNS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  39. 2007-04-24
    ➕
    BOYD, Howard appointed
    secretary
  40. 2007-04-24
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2007-04-24
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2007-04-24
    ➕
    CARLISLE, Philip Stephen appointed
    director
  43. 2007-04-24
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 2007-04-24
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

4 Ledsham Hall Barns
Ledsham Hall Lane
Ledsham
Wirral
CH66 9PE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (5 active · 11 resigned)

BARROWCLOUGH, David Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUIST, Paul Graham→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DARLINGTON, Dale→
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUERRERO, Marcus Manuel→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPAMBO, Ayanda Pau→
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYD, Howard→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2008-04-20
Resigned
KERSHAW, Christine Martha→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-26 · resigned 2015-10-12
Resigned
KERSHAW, Simon→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-01 · resigned 2014-10-25
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2007-04-24
Resigned
BOYD, Howard→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-04-20 · resigned 2011-04-26
Resigned
CARLISLE, Philip Stephen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2012-06-19
Resigned
DUFFY, Jonathan Bernard→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-08-03 · resigned 2017-05-05
Resigned
KERSHAW, Christine Martha→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-11-26 · resigned 2025-06-27
Resigned
KERSHAW, Simon→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-12-01 · resigned 2014-10-25
Resigned
PARKINSON, Maxine→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-08-28 · resigned 2020-09-06
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2007-04-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-14