BARFORD POPE LTD
🌳Matureactive
09019300 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-30
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
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 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 (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4 | 400 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-08➕POPE, Joanna Louise appointeddirector
- 2024-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-12-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-12-02📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-12-02📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2014-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BARFORD POPE LTD
- 2014-04-30➕POPE, Christopher George appointeddirector
- 2014-04-30➕POPE, Wendy Mary appointeddirector
- 2014-04-30➕POPE, William George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "POPE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
33/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — POPE, Joanna Louise (same surname) appointed 2024-11-08. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William George Pope Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Christopher George Popeceased 09/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Wendy Mary Popeceased 09/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Maltravers House
Petters Way
Yeovil
Somerset
BA20 1SH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
POPE, Christopher George→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2014-04-30
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POPE, Joanna Louise→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-11-08
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POPE, Wendy Mary→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2014-04-30
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POPE, William George→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2014-04-30
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-14