BARTRAM TIMBER FRAME LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09192420 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-29
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 8.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£688.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 · 2 lenders · oldest 8.9y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £688,368
Net assets shrinking
Down £53,380 YoY
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£178k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£688k
↓ 7.2% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↓ 8.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £700.2k | £759.8k |
| Current assets | £1.18M | £1.28M |
| Cash | £178.0k | £155.1k |
| Debtors | £696.1k | £910.3k |
| Net assets | £688.4k | £741.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-07-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2020-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-11-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-11-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-11-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-08-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2017-06-05➖JACKSON, Kevin Andrew resigneddirector
- 2014-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs BARTRAM TIMBER FRAME LIMITED
- 2014-08-29➕BARTRAM, James David appointeddirector
- 2014-08-29➕HUTCHINSON, Beverley Joanne appointeddirector
- 2014-08-29➕JACKSON, Kevin Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 "BARTRAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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 James David Bartram Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Beverley Joanne Hutchinson Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2014-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Registered office
High Road
Beeston
Sandy
Bedfordshire
SG19 1PB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BARTRAM, James David→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2014-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUTCHINSON, Beverley Joanne→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACKSON, Kevin Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-08-29 · resigned 2017-06-05
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 27/07/2021 | 25/09/2023 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/08/2017 | 28/07/2023 |
Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-17