BARTON SOLUTIONS SW LTD

🌳Matureactive
06653786 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-23
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£163.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £163,701
Cash YoY
+30%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£290k
↑ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£164k
↑ 186% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£58k£116k£174k£232k£290kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Cash£289.8k£222.1k
Net assets£163.7k£57.3k

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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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-01-20
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2024-04-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-04-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-04-12
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    capital · SH01
  7. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-31
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-07-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-12
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  17. 2017-09-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2013-10-16
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    HARVEY, Joshua Marshall appointed
    director
  19. 2012-11-30
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    BUCKLE, Jacqueline Denise resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-11-30
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    BUCKLE, Steven resigned
    director
  21. 2008-07-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BARTON SOLUTIONS SW LTD
  22. 2008-07-23
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    HARVEY, Joseph Alexander appointed
    director
  23. 2008-07-23
    ➕
    BUCKLE, Jacqueline Denise appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-07-23
    ➕
    BUCKLE, Steven appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)

Group structure

Harvey & Harvey Holdings Sw Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Harvey & Harvey Holdings Sw Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BARTON SOLUTIONS SW LTD
This company · 06653786

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Harvey & Harvey Holdings Sw Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting11/04/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Joshua Harveyceased 11/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Joseph Alexander Harveyceased 11/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2008-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Unit 6f South Hams Business Park
Churchstow
Kingsbridge
Devon
TQ7 3QH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HARVEY, Joseph Alexander→
director · ~41y · appointed 2008-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARVEY, Joshua Marshall→
director · ~37y · appointed 2013-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCKLE, Jacqueline Denise→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-23 · resigned 2012-11-30
Resigned
BUCKLE, Steven→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-07-23 · resigned 2012-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-04-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-12