BARNSTONE LAKES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10817899 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-14
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£85.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03120
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £85,574
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£86k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£71k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £83.3k | £69.2k |
| Current assets | £71.2k | £60.0k |
| Net assets | £85.6k | £74.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-06-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BARNSTONE LAKES LTD
- 2017-06-14➕MCARDLE, Kate Connor Lucy appointeddirector
- 2017-06-14➕STILBORN, Alexander Casey Fletcher appointeddirector
- 2017-06-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kate Connor Lucy Mcardle Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/06/2017 |
Mr Alexander Casey Fletcher Stilborn Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABY POTATO LIMITED→ 14741973 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BEECHMAST LIMITED→ 02240394 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| BIG BEAR DOGGY DAY CARE & HOME BOARDING LTD→ 14815984 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BURTTS OF DOWSBY LIMITED→ 00376566 · est 1942 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 83y | — | — |
| C B THOMPSON LIMITED→ 14423001 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| C E COBB & SONS LIMITED→ 00801316 · est 1964 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 62y | — | — |
| C H L SHEDS LIMITED→ 09228621 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| C M STEVENS LIMITED→ 10883588 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| C.A. STRAWSON MAPLEBECK LIMITED→ 12570600 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| C.C. COUSLAND & SON LIMITED→ 01411396 · est 1979 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
| C.G.BURTON & SON LIMITED→ 00852987 · est 1965 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 60y | — | — |
| C.J. FARMS LIMITED→ 03181918 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03120 — SIC 03120
Registered office
Phoenix House
Kemmel Road
Bulwell
NG6 9FH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCARDLE, Kate Connor Lucy→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2017-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STILBORN, Alexander Casey Fletcher→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-06-14
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-06-18