BARNSOLE VINEYARD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09153016 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-30
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£31.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £31,407
Net assets shrinking
Down £22,128 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£31k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£71k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £32.5k | £54.6k |
| Current assets | £71.3k | £89.2k |
| Net assets | £31.4k | £53.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-08-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-20✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2014-07-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BARNSOLE VINEYARD LIMITED
- 2014-07-30➕WATTS, Phillip Stuart appointeddirector
- 2014-07-30➕WATTS, Sally Elizabeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +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
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Watts Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sally Elizabeth Watts Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01210 — SIC 01210
Registered office
75 Addington Street
Ramsgate
Kent
CT11 9JQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WATTS, Phillip Stuart→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATTS, Sally Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-07-30
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-30