ARDBARRON TRUST LIMITED

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NI019008 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1985-12-12
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.
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
37 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
119 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-11-04
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    SMYTH, Elaine appointed
    director
  3. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-03-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-03-04
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, Malcolm Richard resigned
    director
  9. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-02-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-02-15
    ➕
    BOYLE, Ewan John appointed
    director
  13. 2023-02-15
    ➕
    MACCORKELL, Ian James appointed
    director
  14. 2022-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-08-20
    📄
    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  16. 2021-08-20
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  17. 2021-08-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2021-08-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-03-23
    ➖
    MCFEETERS, David Arthur resigned
    director
  23. 2015-06-02
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, James Robert resigned
    director
  24. 2015-01-15
    ➖
    CULLEN, William Norman resigned
    director
  25. 2012-05-01
    ➕
    MCFEETERS, David Arthur appointed
    director
  26. 2010-10-31
    ➖
    GILPIN, Norman resigned
    secretary
  27. 2010-10-31
    ➖
    GILPIN, Norman resigned
    director
  28. 1985-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARDBARRON TRUST LIMITED
  29. 1985-12-12
    ➕
    AGNEW, Geoffrey William appointed
    director
  30. 1985-12-12
    ➕
    AGNEW, John Robert Henderson appointed
    director
  31. 1985-12-12
    ➕
    AGNEW, Martin John appointed
    director
  32. 1985-12-12
    ➕
    GILPIN, Norman appointed
    secretary
  33. 1985-12-12
    ➕
    CULLEN, William Norman appointed
    director
  34. 1985-12-12
    ➕
    GILPIN, Norman appointed
    director
  35. 1985-12-12
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, James Robert appointed
    director
  36. 1985-12-12
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Malcolm Richard 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
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 40 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — 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 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 40 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1985-12-12
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

9 Hightown Avenue
Ballywonard
Newtownabbey
Co. Antrim
BT36 4RT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (6 active · 6 resigned)

AGNEW, Geoffrey William→
director · ~62y · appointed 1985-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AGNEW, John Robert Henderson→
director · ~90y · appointed 1985-12-12
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Active
AGNEW, Martin John→
director · ~64y · appointed 1985-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYLE, Ewan John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACCORKELL, Ian James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-02-15
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Active
SMYTH, Elaine→
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILPIN, Norman→
secretary · appointed 1985-12-12 · resigned 2010-10-31
Resigned
CULLEN, William Norman→
director · ~92y · appointed 1985-12-12 · resigned 2015-01-15
Resigned
GILPIN, Norman→
director · ~98y · appointed 1985-12-12 · resigned 2010-10-31
Resigned
JOHNSTON, James Robert→
director · ~91y · appointed 1985-12-12 · resigned 2015-06-02
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Malcolm Richard→
director · ~64y · appointed 1985-12-12 · resigned 2024-03-04
Resigned
MCFEETERS, David Arthur→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-05-01 · resigned 2016-03-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (119 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20