ADRIAN BARNARDO LTD

🌳Matureactive
08829500 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-02
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-04-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-12-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-12-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-11-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-10-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-01-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ADRIAN BARNARDO LTD
  21. 2014-01-02
    ➕
    BARNARDO, Adrian Thomas, Dr appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-01-02
    ➕
    BARNARDO, Adrian Thomas, Dr appointed
    director
  23. 2014-01-02
    ➕
    BARNARDO, Saloni appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARNARDO" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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 12 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
Dr Adrian Thomas Barnardo
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Dr Saloni Barnardo
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
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
Incorporated2014-01-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

Henwood House
Henwood
Ashford
Kent
TN24 8DH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-16
Last: 2026-01-02

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BARNARDO, Adrian Thomas, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-02
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Active
BARNARDO, Adrian Thomas, Dr→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-01-02
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Active
BARNARDO, Saloni→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-01-02
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Active

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Recent filings (49 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-05