BARKHILL CAPITAL LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16456418 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒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: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
3 filings
60
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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-05-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARKHILL CAPITAL LIMITED
  3. 2025-05-19
    MIDDLETON, Francesca Clare appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-05-19
    MIDDLETON, Francesca Clare appointed
    director
  5. 2025-05-19
    MIDDLETON, Oliver Charles appointed
    director
  6. 2025-05-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Francesca Clare Middleton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1989 · age 37
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control19/05/2025
Mr Oliver Charles Middleton
Individual · English · DOB 08/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control19/05/2025

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
Incorporated2025-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

1st Floor, 135 High Street
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 1AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MIDDLETON, Francesca Clare
secretary · appointed 2025-05-19
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MIDDLETON, Francesca Clare
director · ~37y · appointed 2025-05-19
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Active
MIDDLETON, Oliver Charles
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-05-19
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Active

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Recent filings (3 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-19