BARN OWL PROPERTY AND INVESTMENT LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC416066 · llp · incorporated 2017-02-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 77% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£9k£14k£18k£23kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£902.3k£919.8k
Current assets£5.2k£22.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  4. 2025-04-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2023-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2023-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-04
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2022-03-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  13. 2021-06-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  14. 2021-04-27
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2020-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2020-04-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2019-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-02-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2018-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-11-13
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-extended
    accounts · LLAA01
  22. 2018-03-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2017-02-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARN OWL PROPERTY AND INVESTMENT LLP
  24. 2017-02-23
    ➕
    MULLEN, Colin Galbraith appointed
    llp-designated-member
  25. 2017-02-23
    ➕
    MULLEN, Joan appointed
    llp-designated-member
  26. 2017-02-23
    ➕
    MULLEN, Danielle Claire appointed
    llp-member
  27. 2017-02-23
    ➕
    THE COLIN MULLEN DISCRETIONARY TRUST 2016 appointed
    corporate-llp-member
  28. 2017-02-23
    ➕
    THE JOAN MULLEN DISCRETIONARY TRUST 2016 appointed
    corporate-llp-member
  29. 2017-02-23
    📄
    incorporation-limited-liability-partnership
    incorporation · LLIN01

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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
Colin Galbraith Mullen
Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80
—25–50%25-50% voting23/02/2017
Joan Mullen
Individual · British · DOB 01/1944 · age 82
—25–50%25-50% voting23/02/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2017-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Broomhill Barn Broomhill
Great Barrow
Chester
CH3 7LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

MULLEN, Colin Galbraith→
llp-designated-member · ~80y · appointed 2017-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MULLEN, Joan→
llp-designated-member · ~82y · appointed 2017-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MULLEN, Danielle Claire→
llp-member · ~53y · appointed 2017-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THE COLIN MULLEN DISCRETIONARY TRUST 2016→
corporate-llp-member · appointed 2017-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THE JOAN MULLEN DISCRETIONARY TRUST 2016→
corporate-llp-member · appointed 2017-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2021-06-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23