BARNY TRANSPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08651473 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-15
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 1 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 £4,379

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£11k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£5.8k
Current assets£10.9k
Net assets£4.4k

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-17
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-09-15
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-04-06
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    GEISTOVA, Marcela appointed
    director
  5. 2025-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2022-12-31
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  8. 2022-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2021-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2020-01-02
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-20
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-07
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-01-31
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    SCIRANKOVA, Daniela resigned
    secretary
  14. 2018-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-08
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    SCIRANKOVA, Daniela appointed
    secretary
  16. 2017-07-08
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2017-07-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2017-05-12
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BARNY TRANSPORT LIMITED
  20. 2013-08-15
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    GEIST, Barnabas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Barnabas Geist
Individual · Slovak · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2013-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

10 Golding Drive
Crewe
CW1 3ZQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GEIST, Barnabas→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-08-15
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Active
GEISTOVA, Marcela→
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-04-06
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Active
SCIRANKOVA, Daniela→
secretary · appointed 2017-07-08 · resigned 2018-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-02