BARNFIELD CARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09851210 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.3y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 1.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees1500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-12-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-03-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2025-03-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Michael Stephen Mcgillicuddy
  6. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-02
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    MCDONALD, Lucy Caroline resigned
    director
  11. 2023-05-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2023-05-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-04-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-06-29
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  18. 2021-04-13
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  19. 2021-01-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-11-25
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    MCDONALD, Lucy Caroline appointed
    director
  22. 2016-11-25
    ➖
    RIVERA, Gina resigned
    director
  23. 2016-07-26
    ➕
    MCGILLICUDDY, Michael Stephen appointed
    director
  24. 2016-06-01
    ➖
    VICKERS, Amanda resigned
    director
  25. 2015-11-02
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    Company incorporated
    As BARNFIELD CARE LIMITED
  26. 2015-11-02
    ➕
    MCGILLICUDDY, Paige Jean appointed
    director
  27. 2015-11-02
    ➕
    RIVERA, Gina appointed
    director
  28. 2015-11-02
    ➕
    VICKERS, Amanda appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rebecca Joy Miller
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/11/2024
Mr Michael Stephen Mcgillicuddy
Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control02/05/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lucy Caroline Mcdonaldceased 15/04/2023· significant influence

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
Incorporated2015-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Barnfield House
Barnfield Terrace
Liskeard
Cornwall
PL14 4DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MCGILLICUDDY, Michael Stephen→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGILLICUDDY, Paige Jean→
director · ~27y · appointed 2015-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCDONALD, Lucy Caroline→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-11-25 · resigned 2023-05-02
Resigned
RIVERA, Gina→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-11-02 · resigned 2016-11-25
Resigned
VICKERS, Amanda→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-11-02 · resigned 2016-06-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Michael Stephen Mcgillicuddy / Paige Jean Mcgillicuddy
A registered charge1 property13/03/2025—
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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-26