BARNFIELD FOODS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

13674512 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-12

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£392.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10720

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £392,105

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£392k

Current Assets

£445k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31
Current assets	£444.6k
Net assets	£392.1k

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

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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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 capital
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 capital
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-05-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-06
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-26
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-19
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WAGSTAFF, David Andrew appointed
director
2025-11-05
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-27
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BELL, David James appointed
director
2024-10-11
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-14
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-25
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MCCAFFREY, Ian appointed
director
2024-04-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-23
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BUNKER, Nicholas Robert appointed
director
2024-04-23
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-11
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capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-11
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-12
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Company incorporated
As BARNFIELD FOODS LIMITED
2021-10-12
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MONK, Stephen appointed
director
2021-10-12
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stephen Monk Individual · English · DOB 06/1974 · age 52	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/10/2021

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

Incorporated2021-10-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10720 — SIC 10720

Registered office

27 Old Gloucester Street

London

WC1N 3AX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-19

Last: 2025-06-05