BARNS CLOSE FIELD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09165305 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-07
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
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: No active directors on record. Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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 (0 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
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
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees00

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-01-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-01-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-01-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2026-01-09
    EVANS, Nerys Wyn resigned
    director
  8. 2026-01-09
    GOUGH, Matthew Dennis resigned
    director
  9. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2025-03-14
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  11. 2024-03-11
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  12. 2023-04-25
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  13. 2022-04-07
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  14. 2021-05-10
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  15. 2020-03-02
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  16. 2019-03-04
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  17. 2018-04-17
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  18. 2017-03-24
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  19. 2014-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BARNS CLOSE FIELD LIMITED
  20. 2014-08-07
    EVANS, Nerys Wyn appointed
    director
  21. 2014-08-07
    GOUGH, Matthew Dennis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: EVANS, Nerys Wyn resigned 2026-01-09; GOUGH, Matthew Dennis resigned 2026-01-09

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brendan Edmund Caragher
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
2550%
25-50% shares26/01/2026
Dr Sadie Jo Creese
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
2550%
25-50% shares26/01/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Nerys Wyn Evansceased 26/01/2026· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Matthew Dennis Goughceased 26/01/2026· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2014-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

Barns Close Littleworth
Amberley
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL5 5AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

EVANS, Nerys Wyn
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-08-07 · resigned 2026-01-09
Resigned
GOUGH, Matthew Dennis
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-08-07 · resigned 2026-01-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-07