BARNWOOD STORAGE LTD

💤Zombieactive
13647733 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-28
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).

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
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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees2200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-21
    PIERSON, John Paul Douglas resigned
    director
  4. 2024-11-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-11-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-10-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-10-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As BARNWOOD STORAGE LTD
  13. 2021-09-28
    PIERSON, Brigitte appointed
    director
  14. 2021-09-28
    PIERSON, John Paul Douglas appointed
    director
  15. 2021-09-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mrs Brigitte Pierson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/09/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Paul Douglas Piersonceased 21/11/2024· 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
Incorporated2021-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

Barnwood Ringwood Road
Three Legged Cross
Wimborne
BH21 6QY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PIERSON, Brigitte
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-09-28
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Active
PIERSON, John Paul Douglas
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-09-28 · resigned 2024-11-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-09-28