BARN SPV 1 LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15138528 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-14
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 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 79). 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 (79/100)

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
82
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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-26
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  3. 2025-08-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-10
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2024-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-03-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-03-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2023-09-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BARN SPV 1 LIMITED
  10. 2023-09-14
    NEWFIELD BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2023-09-14
    CARLING, Ian appointed
    director
  12. 2023-09-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2023-09-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Caprio Entertainment Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Caprio Entertainment Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BARN SPV 1 LIMITED
This company · 15138528

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
Caprio Entertainment Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/09/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Caprio Eco Holdings Limitedceased 13/03/2024· 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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

Lancaster House
Thomas Street
Cirencester
Gloucestershire
GL7 2AX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

NEWFIELD BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-09-14
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Active
CARLING, Ian
director · ~79y · appointed 2023-09-14
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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2024-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-03-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-14