W.& R. BARNETT, LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

NI000166 · ltd · incorporated 1924-04-28

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

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

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01430

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

64201Activities of agricultural holding companies
70100Activities of head offices

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (9 active, 18 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

22 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

243 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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2025-04-30
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accounts · AA
2025-01-10
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officers · TM01
2025-01-08
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officers · TM01
2024-12-31
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BILLINGTON, Declan George resigned
director
2024-12-31
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MCDONNELL, Bernard Neillus resigned
director
2024-12-11
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officers · AP01
2024-12-09
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TAYLOR, William Cowan appointed
director
2024-10-29
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2024-08-05
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2024-08-01
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O'CALLAGHAN, Gerard Austin appointed
director
2024-04-25
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accounts · AA
2023-04-20
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accounts · AA
2023-01-05
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officers · TM01
2023-01-04
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KELLY, Alexander David resigned
director
2022-09-26
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RICHARDSON, David John appointed
director
2022-09-26
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officers · AP01
2022-04-26
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accounts · AA
2022-03-01
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officers · CH01
2021-04-26
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accounts · AA
2021-02-08
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officers · AP03
2021-02-08
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officers · TM02
2021-02-02
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BROWN, Jason appointed
secretary
2021-02-02
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JORDAN, Geoffrey William, Mr. resigned
secretary
2021-01-08
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officers · TM01
2020-12-19
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ROBERTS, Christopher Finch resigned
director
2019-10-14
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BREEN, Thomas Benedict appointed
director
2019-10-14
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MCCOLLUM, Janet Susanne Burgoyne appointed
director
2015-12-14
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KELLY, Alexander David appointed
director
2014-12-09
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HERON, Claudine Jane appointed
director
2013-07-23
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MCAREE, Michael Joseph resigned
director
2010-12-16
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ROBERTS, Christopher Finch appointed
director
2010-03-31
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THOMPSON, Adrian Louis resigned
director
2009-12-04
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MCDONNELL, Bernard Neillus appointed
director
2009-02-06
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BILLINGTON, Declan George appointed
director
2008-12-22
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BARNETT, Elizabeth Ann resigned
director
2008-11-30
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MCAULEY, John Morton resigned
director
2004-06-22
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BARNETT, William Bingham appointed
director
1924-04-28
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Company incorporated
As W.& R. BARNETT, LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARNETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

W&R Barnett Holdings Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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W&R Barnett Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares

majority

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W.& R. BARNETT, LIMITED

This company · NI000166

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
W&R Barnett Holdings Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	24/10/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Robert Barnettceased 25/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated1924-04-28

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

Clarendon House

23 Clarendon Road

Belfast

BT1 3BG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-30

Last: 2025-10-16