BARRETT DEVELOPMENTS & LETTINGS LIMITED

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09155181 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-31
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-04-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-13
    ➖
    BARRETT, Sara Jayne resigned
    secretary
  10. 2020-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-02
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2019-08-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-08-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-08-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2016-01-15
    ➕
    BARRETT, Sara Jayne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-07-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARRETT DEVELOPMENTS & LETTINGS LIMITED
  20. 2014-07-31
    ➕
    BARRETT, James Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARRETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Stephen Barrett
Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sara Jayne Barrettceased 09/08/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-07-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Club Chambers
Museum Street
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 7DN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BARRETT, James Stephen→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-07-31
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Active
BARRETT, Sara Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2016-01-15 · resigned 2021-04-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-06