C & C BARNETT LTD

🌳Matureactive

09050848 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-21

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 7.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to May 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45112

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

45200SIC 45200

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 7.0y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	1300	1300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-09-19
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accounts · AA
2024-10-23
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accounts · AA
2024-01-24
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accounts · AA
2022-10-06
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accounts · AA
2021-12-10
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accounts · AA
2021-02-10
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accounts · AA
2019-11-25
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accounts · AA
2019-11-18
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mortgage · MR01
2019-11-14
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2019-07-08
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mortgage · MR01
2019-06-27
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2019-06-08
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officers · CH01
2019-06-08
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officers · CH01
2019-06-08
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2019-06-08
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2018-11-22
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accounts · AA
2017-09-14
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accounts · AA
2014-05-21
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Company incorporated
As C & C BARNETT LTD
2014-05-21
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BARNETT, Carl James appointed
director
2014-05-21
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BARNETT, Cheryl Louise appointed
director

Owner dependency

86/100

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 "BARNETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Carl James Barnett Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	01/06/2016
Mrs Cheryl Louise Barnett Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2016

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

Incorporated2014-05-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Unit 16 Townfoot Industrial Estate

Brampton

Cumbria

CA8 1SW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-28

Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BARNETT, Carl James→

director · ~57y · appointed 2014-05-21

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Active

BARNETT, Cheryl Louise→

director · ~47y · appointed 2014-05-21

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	14/11/2019	—
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	27/06/2019	—

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