147 BARNETT WOOD LANE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10127326 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-04-15
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2026-04-05 |
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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
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-01➕HEATH, Simon appointeddirector
- 2024-11-01➖PAPADOPOULOU, Georgia, Dr resigneddirector
- 2024-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-03➕THORNTON, Bernard appointeddirector
- 2016-11-03➕TOWNSHEND, Christopher Wray appointeddirector
- 2016-11-03➖BAKER, Paul John resigneddirector
- 2016-11-03➖HORLEY, Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2016-11-03➕PAPADOPOULOU, Georgia, Dr appointeddirector
- 2016-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 147 BARNETT WOOD LANE LIMITED
- 2016-04-15➕BAKER, Paul John appointeddirector
- 2016-04-15➕HORLEY, Nicholas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Heath Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 01/11/2024 |
Mr Bernard Thornton Individual · British · DOB 01/1949 · age 77 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 03/11/2016 |
Mr Christopher Wray Townshend Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 03/11/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Dr Georgia Papadopoulouceased 01/11/2024· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
147a Barnett Wood Lane
Ashtead
KT21 2LR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-05
Last made up to: 2026-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
HEATH, Simon→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-11-01
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THORNTON, Bernard→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2016-11-03
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TOWNSHEND, Christopher Wray→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-11-03
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BAKER, Paul John→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2016-04-15 · resigned 2016-11-03
HORLEY, Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2016-04-15 · resigned 2016-11-03
PAPADOPOULOU, Georgia, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2016-11-03 · resigned 2024-11-01
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19