BARRIE PLANT & SONS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11607197 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-05
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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| Total assets | — | £67.3k |
| Current assets | — | £123.0k |
| Cash | — | £105.4k |
| Debtors | — | £17.6k |
| Net assets | — | £63.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-01➖PLANT, Barrie John, Held In The Estate Of resigneddirector
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BARRIE PLANT & SONS LIMITED
- 2018-10-05➕PLANT, Elaine Susan appointedsecretary
- 2018-10-05➕PLANT, Jonathan Nigel appointeddirector
- 2018-10-05➕PLANT, Neil Matthew appointeddirector
- 2018-10-05➕PLANT, Barrie John, Held In The Estate Of appointeddirector
- 2018-10-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
89/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PLANT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Jonathan Nigel Plant Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/10/2018 |
Held In The Estate Of Barrie John Plant Individual · British · DOB 05/1943 · age 83 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/10/2018 |
Mr Neil Matthew Plant Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/10/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Barrie Plant And Sons
Victoria Road
Bicester
OX26 6PH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
PLANT, Elaine Susan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2018-10-05
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PLANT, Jonathan Nigel→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-10-05
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PLANT, Neil Matthew→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2018-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PLANT, Barrie John, Held In The Estate Of→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2018-10-05 · resigned 2022-10-01
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-06