BARTON SOLAR BUMBLEBEE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14857789 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-09
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£4.04M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
16 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
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,042,938
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4.0m
Current Assets
£58k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.04M |
| Current assets | £57.8k |
| Debtors | £39.5k |
| Net assets | £4.04M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2024-07-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-28📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-05-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-04-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-10-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-09-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2023-05-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BARTON SOLAR BUMBLEBEE LIMITED
- 2023-05-09➕BARTON, George William appointeddirector
- 2023-05-09➕BARTON, Harry Charles appointeddirector
- 2023-05-09➕BARTON, William Edward appointeddirector
- 2023-05-09📄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 "BARTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BARTON, George William (same surname) appointed 2023-05-09. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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.)
Group structure
Saundby Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Saundby Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BARTON SOLAR BUMBLEBEE LIMITED
This company · 14857789
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Saundby Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/06/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Saundby Holdings Limitedceased 03/06/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
Hall Farm
Saundby
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 9ER
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BARTON, George William→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-05-09
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BARTON, Harry Charles→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-05-09
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BARTON, William Edward→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2023-05-09
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Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 13/09/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-03
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2024-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-05-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-24