COLLITON BARTON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07150597 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£488.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 35110SIC 35110
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 £488,096

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£488k
Current Assets
£110k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£489.7k
Current assets£109.6k
Net assets£488.1k

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-01
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  3. 2025-02-10
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  4. 2024-03-22
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  5. 2023-09-11
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  6. 2022-09-30
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  7. 2021-09-30
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  8. 2020-12-22
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  9. 2019-10-22
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  10. 2019-10-22
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    officers · CH03
  11. 2019-10-22
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-10-22
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    address · AD01
  13. 2019-09-27
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  14. 2018-09-26
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  15. 2017-09-11
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  16. 2016-01-23
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    MCARDLE, Sally Anne Frances appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As COLLITON BARTON LIMITED
  18. 2010-02-09
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    MCARDLE, Adrian William appointed
    director
  19. 2010-02-09
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    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointed
    director
  20. 2010-02-09
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    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resigned
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian William Mcardle
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Goodwood House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2PX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCARDLE, Sally Anne Frances→
secretary · appointed 2016-01-23
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Active
MCARDLE, Adrian William→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-02-09
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Active
STEPHENS, Graham Robertson→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-02-09 · resigned 2010-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-13