BARKING MAD CREATIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06710664 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-30
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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 (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-01➕WEBSTER, Jo-Ann Alison appointeddirector
- 2024-01-01➖WEBSTER, Paul Anthony resigneddirector
- 2024-01-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-01📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-06-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-02-18➕WITKOWSKI, Emma Louise appointeddirector
- 2008-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BARKING MAD CREATIONS LIMITED
- 2008-09-30➕WEBSTER, Jo-Ann appointedsecretary
- 2008-09-30➕WEBSTER, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Jo-Ann Alison Webster Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65 | — | — | board controlboard control · trust interest · firm interest | 06/01/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Paul Anthony Websterceased 01/01/2024· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
28 Fulmar Drive
Boroughbridge
York
YO51 9RR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
WEBSTER, Jo-Ann Alison→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-01-01
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WITKOWSKI, Emma Louise→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2013-02-18
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WEBSTER, Paul Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2008-09-30 · resigned 2024-01-01
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-01
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-03