BART 401 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08168312 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-03
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£7.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,957
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,496 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£23k£28kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£8.2k£14.6k
Current assets£26.4k£28.2k
Net assets£7.0k£13.5k

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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  2. 2024-09-11
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  3. 2023-09-28
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  4. 2022-09-26
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  5. 2021-09-21
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  6. 2020-09-30
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  7. 2019-07-29
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  8. 2018-07-11
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  9. 2017-08-07
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  10. 2016-09-29
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  11. 2015-11-04
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  12. 2015-09-29
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  13. 2014-09-18
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  14. 2014-08-14
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  15. 2013-10-21
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  16. 2012-12-14
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    GREGORY, Brian Martin appointed
    director
  17. 2012-12-14
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    BART SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2012-12-14
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    HOLDSWORTH, Simon Paul resigned
    director
  19. 2012-12-14
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    BART MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2012-08-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BART 401 LIMITED
  21. 2012-08-03
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    BART SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2012-08-03
    ➕
    HOLDSWORTH, Simon Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2012-08-03
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    BART MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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 Brian Martin Gregory
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
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
Incorporated2012-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Wayside Oxford Road
Dinton
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP17 8TX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GREGORY, Brian Martin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BART SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-08-03 · resigned 2012-12-14
Resigned
HOLDSWORTH, Simon Paul→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-08-03 · resigned 2012-12-14
Resigned
BART MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-08-03 · resigned 2012-12-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-01
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accounts · AA
2025-08-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-27
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accounts · AA
2024-09-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
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accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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2022-10-16
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accounts · AA
2022-09-26
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accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-24