BARNES PLANT SALES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11556152 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-06
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£5.63M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45190
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -68% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.8y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £5,633,642
Cash draining
Cash down 68% YoY
Cash YoY
-68%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£930k
↓ 68% YoY
Net Worth
£5.6m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£3.4m
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.77M | £5.07M |
| Current assets | £3.41M | £5.43M |
| Cash | £930.5k | £2.90M |
| Debtors | £323.3k | £106.8k |
| Net assets | £5.63M | £5.07M |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2024-11-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2024-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BARNES PLANT SALES LTD
- 2018-09-06➕BARNES, Debra appointedsecretary
- 2018-09-06➕BARNES, Debra appointeddirector
- 2018-09-06➕BARNES, John appointeddirector
- 2018-09-06➕BARNES, Johnathan appointeddirector
- 2018-09-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARNES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +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
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
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 Johnathan Barnes Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/09/2018 |
Mrs Debra Barnes Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/09/2018 |
Mr John Barnes Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/09/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190
Registered office
Kings Yard Kings Yard
Penpergwm
Abergavenny
Monmouthshire
NP7 9AR
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BARNES, Debra→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-09-06
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BARNES, John→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2018-09-06
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BARNES, Johnathan→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2018-09-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/12/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/10/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-10