5X FARM BARNS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06421333 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-07

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

—

year to Jan 2026

Net worth

£2.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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.

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Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,169

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↑ 295% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↑ 297% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31
Total assets	£2.2k	£549
Current assets	£2.2k	£546
Net assets	£2.2k	£549

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

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 (40 events)Click to expand

2026-03-10
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accounts · AA
2025-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-24
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officers · AP01
2020-10-24
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officers · AP01
2020-10-16
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PARTRIDGE, Erica Margaret appointed
director
2020-10-16
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PARTRIDGE, Philip James appointed
director
2020-10-16
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BARLOW, Jean Mary resigned
secretary
2020-10-16
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BARLOW, Jean Mary resigned
director
2020-10-16
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BARLOW, Neil, Professor resigned
director
2020-10-16
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-10-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-15
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address · AD01
2020-07-07
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accounts · AA
2019-02-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-28
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officers · AP01
2019-01-28
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officers · AP01
2019-01-27
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HAVRE, Louise Alexandra appointed
director
2019-01-27
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HAVRE, Robert James, Dr appointed
director
2019-01-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-01-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-01-04
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MOLLOY, John William resigned
director
2019-01-04
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MOLLOY, Minnie resigned
director
2017-05-01
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LYNCH, Clodagh resigned
director
2010-10-18
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BARLOW, Jean Mary appointed
director
2010-10-18
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MOLLOY, Minnie appointed
director
2008-11-03
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AIREY, Christopher John appointed
director
2008-11-03
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LYNCH, Clodagh appointed
director
2008-01-31
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BARLOW, Jean Mary appointed
secretary
2008-01-31
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BARLOW, Neil, Professor appointed
director
2008-01-31
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MOLLOY, John William appointed
director
2007-11-07
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Company incorporated
As 5X FARM BARNS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
2007-11-07
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-11-07
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-11-07
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-11-07
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

73/100

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 81 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-11-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

The Maltings Watery Lane

Bradley

Frodsham

WA6 7EN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-15

Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)

AIREY, Christopher John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2008-11-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HAVRE, Louise Alexandra→

director · ~50y · appointed 2019-01-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HAVRE, Robert James, Dr→

director · ~51y · appointed 2019-01-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PARTRIDGE, Erica Margaret→

director · ~72y · appointed 2020-10-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PARTRIDGE, Philip James→

director · ~81y · appointed 2020-10-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BARLOW, Jean Mary→

secretary · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2020-10-16

Resigned

SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-11-07 · resigned 2007-11-07

Resigned

BARLOW, Jean Mary→

director · ~77y · appointed 2010-10-18 · resigned 2020-10-16

Resigned

BARLOW, Neil, Professor→

director · ~79y · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2020-10-16

Resigned

LYNCH, Clodagh→

director · ~56y · appointed 2008-11-03 · resigned 2017-05-01

Resigned

MOLLOY, John William→

director · ~82y · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2019-01-04

Resigned

MOLLOY, Minnie→

director · ~83y · appointed 2010-10-18 · resigned 2019-01-04

Resigned

CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-07 · resigned 2007-11-07

Resigned

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