BARFORD DOWN HOMES LTD.

💤Zombieactive

09695249 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-21

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 Jul 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 10.7y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 10.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

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	2024-07-31	2023-07-31
Average employees	0	0

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 mortgage
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-04-08
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mortgage · MR04
2026-04-08
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mortgage · MR04
2026-04-08
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Charge satisfied #10
2026-04-08
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Charge satisfied #9
2026-02-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-13
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accounts · AA
2022-09-02
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address · AD01
2022-03-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-06
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mortgage · MR04
2020-04-06
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mortgage · MR04
2020-04-06
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mortgage · MR04
2020-04-06
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mortgage · MR04
2020-04-06
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mortgage · MR04
2020-04-06
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mortgage · MR04
2020-04-06
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Charge satisfied #8
2020-04-06
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Charge satisfied #7
2020-04-06
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Charge satisfied #6
2020-04-06
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Charge satisfied #5
2020-04-06
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Charge satisfied #4
2020-04-06
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Charge satisfied #3
2020-04-06
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-04-06
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-03-09
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Landbay Partners Limited
2020-03-09
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Landbay Partners Limited
2019-10-31
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Msp Capital LTD
2017-08-31
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Msp Capital Limited
2017-08-31
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Msp Capital LTD
2016-12-16
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Msp Capital LTD
2016-12-16
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Msp Capital LTD
2016-07-28
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Msp Capital LTD
2015-10-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Msp Capital LTD
2015-10-13
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Msp Capital LTD
2015-07-21
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Company incorporated
As BARFORD DOWN HOMES LTD.
2015-07-21
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PIDGLEY, Carol Jane appointed
secretary
2015-07-21
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PIDGLEY, Steven Richard appointed
director

Owner dependency

88/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Steven Richard Pidgey Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	15/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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BARAKAT PROPERTIES BIRMINGHAM LIMITED→ 17041987 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BARB PROPERTIES LTD→ 09943787 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
BARDEN LAND AND PROPERTY LIMITED→ 14934664 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
BARNACK BUSINESS CENTRE LIMITED→ 02223111 · est 1988 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	38y	—	—
BASSETS PROPERTY SERVICES LTD→ 05040076 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	—	—
BEACH LIFE PROPERTY LIMITED→ 12038822 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
BEACONSFIELD PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED→ 00348853 · est 1939 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	87y	—	—
BEALE & COMBES LTD→ 17045357 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BECCY'S HOUSE LTD→ 14315165 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
BECKLES PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 13380286 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
BEECHOLM MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 01776971 · est 1983 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	42y	—	—
BELLE VUE MANOR PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD→ 16556799 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-07-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Grays Cottage Princes Hill

Redlynch

Salisbury

SP5 2HF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-27

Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PIDGLEY, Carol Jane→

secretary · appointed 2015-07-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PIDGLEY, Steven Richard→

director · ~64y · appointed 2015-07-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Landbay Landbay Partners Limited	A registered charge	1 property	09/03/2020	08/04/2026
satisfied	Landbay Landbay Partners Limited	A registered charge	1 property	09/03/2020	08/04/2026
satisfied	Msp Capital Msp Capital LTD	A registered charge	1 property	31/10/2019	06/04/2020
satisfied	Msp Capital Msp Capital Limited	A registered charge	1 property	31/08/2017	06/04/2020
satisfied	Msp Capital Msp Capital LTD	A registered charge	1 property	31/08/2017	06/04/2020
satisfied	Msp Capital Msp Capital LTD	A registered charge	1 property	16/12/2016	06/04/2020
satisfied	Msp Capital Msp Capital LTD	A registered charge	1 property	16/12/2016	06/04/2020
satisfied	Msp Capital Msp Capital LTD	A registered charge	1 property	28/07/2016	06/04/2020
satisfied	Msp Capital Msp Capital LTD	A registered charge	1 property	13/10/2015	06/04/2020
satisfied	Msp Capital Msp Capital LTD	A registered charge	1 property	13/10/2015	06/04/2020

Recent filings (46 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-04-08

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-04-08

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-02-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-11

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-10-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-04-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-14

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-09-02

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-03-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-02-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-15