BARRETT TREE SERVICE LIMITED

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07315290 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-15
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-14.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -86% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,415
Cash draining
Cash down 86% YoY
Cash YoY
-86%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↓ 86% YoY
Net Worth
-£14k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£14k-£10k-£5k£262£5k£10kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-14.4k£-12.2k
Current assets£2.9k£10.0k
Cash£1.1k£8.3k
Debtors£1.8k£1.8k
Net assets£-14.4k£-12.2k

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.

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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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-14
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-31
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  5. 2021-12-30
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  6. 2021-01-07
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  7. 2019-12-31
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  8. 2018-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-02
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-12-02
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-10-19
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    address · AD01
  12. 2015-11-04
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-19
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    BARRETT, Michael resigned
    director
  14. 2015-10-19
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2015-07-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-12-08
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-07-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BARRETT TREE SERVICE LIMITED
  18. 2010-07-15
    ➕
    BARRETT, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-07-15
    ➕
    BARRETT, Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2010-07-15
    ➕
    BARRETT, Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2010-07-15
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  22. 2010-07-15
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARRETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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 Andrew Barrett
Individual · English · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

Ivy Cottage Long Green
Forthampton
Gloucester
GL19 4QQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BARRETT, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-15
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Active
BARRETT, Andrew→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-07-15
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Active
BARRETT, Michael→
director · ~91y · appointed 2010-07-15 · resigned 2015-10-19
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2010-07-15 · resigned 2010-07-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

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2025-10-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-29