BARTONS YORKSHIRE LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14614402 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-24
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
28 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 2 other
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2026-02-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-02-12
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  4. 2026-02-12
    📄
    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  5. 2026-02-12
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  6. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-02-27
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  8. 2025-02-27
    📄
    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  9. 2025-02-27
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  10. 2025-01-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2025-01-15
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2024-06-24
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2024-06-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-06-14
    LALLY, Kirsty Louise appointed
    secretary
  15. 2024-06-14
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  16. 2024-05-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2024-05-09
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2024-05-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2024-05-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2024-05-03
    BARTON, Craig Thomas appointed
    director
  21. 2024-05-03
    BARTON, Gary John appointed
    director
  22. 2024-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2024-04-02
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  24. 2024-03-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  25. 2024-03-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2024-03-17
    ROWSON, Mark resigned
    director
  27. 2023-01-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARTONS YORKSHIRE LIMITED
  28. 2023-01-24
    NICHOLSON, Graeme Howard appointed
    director
  29. 2023-01-24
    ROWSON, Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Jt Barton Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Jt Barton Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BARTONS YORKSHIRE LIMITED
This company · 14614402

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jt Barton Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/05/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Graeme Howard Nicholsonceased 03/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Mark Rowsonceased 17/03/2024· 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
Incorporated2023-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

Potters Farm Bryn Road
Ashton-In-Makerfield
Wigan
WN4 8AH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

LALLY, Kirsty Louise
secretary · appointed 2024-06-14
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Active
BARTON, Craig Thomas
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-05-03
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Active
BARTON, Gary John
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-05-03
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Active
NICHOLSON, Graeme Howard
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-01-24
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Active
ROWSON, Mark
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-01-24 · resigned 2024-03-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-02-12
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-02-12
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-02-27
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-02-27
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-02-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17