BARFOOT ENERGY LTD
🌳Matureactive
06649285 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-17
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 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 1 with control declared
62
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
65 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
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1000 | 700 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22➕HARRISON, Mark Alan appointeddirector
- 2026-01-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-12➖LAKE, Nicholas James resigneddirector
- 2025-05-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-09➖KINLOCH, Henry, Dr resigneddirector
- 2022-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-13📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2009-04-23➕BARFOOT, Peter Charles appointeddirector
- 2009-04-23➕MARKS, Julian David appointeddirector
- 2009-04-23➖FOSTER, Emma Louise resignedsecretary
- 2009-04-23➖COOPER, Douglas Anthony resigneddirector
- 2009-04-23➕KINLOCH, Henry, Dr appointeddirector
- 2009-04-23➕LAKE, Nicholas James appointeddirector
- 2008-07-17🏢Company incorporatedAs BARFOOT ENERGY LTD
- 2008-07-17➕FOSTER, Emma Louise appointedsecretary
- 2008-07-17➕COOPER, Douglas Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARFOOT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
Posbrook Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Posbrook Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BARFOOT ENERGY LTD
This company · 06649285
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Posbrook Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest | 01/11/2023 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Unknownceased 01/03/2024· control reported
- Unknownceased 01/03/2024· control reported
- Unknownceased 01/03/2024· control reported
- Unknownceased 09/06/2022· control reported
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
Sefter Farm
Pagham Road
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO21 3PX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
BARFOOT, Peter Charles→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2009-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRISON, Mark Alan→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2026-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARKS, Julian David→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2009-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOSTER, Emma Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2009-04-23
COOPER, Douglas Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2009-04-23
KINLOCH, Henry, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2009-04-23 · resigned 2022-06-09
LAKE, Nicholas James→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2009-04-23 · resigned 2025-05-12
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (65 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19