BARNARDS COATINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10932958 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-25
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33160
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · UK GAAP
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-06-19
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-06-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-12-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-06-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2017-08-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARNARDS COATINGS LTD
  18. 2017-08-25
    ➕
    BARNARD, Liam appointed
    director
  19. 2017-08-25
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARNARD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Liam Barnard
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/08/2017

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
Incorporated2017-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33160 — SIC 33160

Registered office

26 Bennett Crescent
Hethersett
Norwich
NR9 3FS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BARNARD, Liam→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-08-25
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Recent filings (25 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23