A C RENOVATIONS (BOURNEMOUTH) LTD

🌳Matureactive
08317987 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-04
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£12.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43290Other construction installation
  • 43320Joinery installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,938

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£13k
↑ 477% YoY
Current Assets
£202k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£45k£90k£135k£180k£225kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£31.9k£26.7k
Current assets£201.5k£224.6k
Net assets£12.9k£2.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-02-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-02-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-01-01
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    BARNES, Christopher James appointed
    director
  7. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-02-28
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    BARNES, Christopher James resigned
    director
  14. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-26
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    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2020-02-25
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    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2019-10-01
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2012-12-04
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    Company incorporated
    As A C RENOVATIONS (BOURNEMOUTH) LTD
  20. 2012-12-04
    ➕
    BARNES, Andrew Brian Phillip appointed
    director
  21. 2012-12-04
    ➕
    BARNES, Christopher James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher James Barnes
Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Brian Phillip Barnes
Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Suite 7, Wessex House
St. Leonards Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH8 8QS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BARNES, Andrew Brian Phillip→
director · ~39y · appointed 2012-12-04
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Active
BARNES, Christopher James→
director · ~42y · appointed 2026-01-01
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Active
BARNES, Christopher James→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-12-04 · resigned 2021-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29