BARNES JOINERY LTD

💤Zombieactive
11436657 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-27
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£15.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 31020
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41100Development of building projects
  • 43320Joinery installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,015

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
Net Worth
£15k
Current Assets
£12k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£15.0k
Current assets£12.3k
Cash£2.3k
Debtors£10.0k
Net assets£15.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-24
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2023-05-31
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-12
    ➖
    BARNES, Rebecca Marie resigned
    director
  10. 2021-03-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-03-12
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-07-02
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2018-06-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARNES JOINERY LTD
  16. 2018-06-27
    ➕
    BARNES, Lee appointed
    director
  17. 2018-06-27
    ➕
    BARNES, Rebecca Marie appointed
    director
  18. 2018-06-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "BARNES" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lee Barnes
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/06/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Rebecca Marie Barnesceased 12/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31020 — SIC 31020

Registered office

Horley Green House
Horley Green Road
Halifax
HX3 6AS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BARNES, Lee→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-06-27
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Active
BARNES, Rebecca Marie→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-06-27 · resigned 2021-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-12