BARVAS ESTATE, LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC013242 · ltd · incorporated 1924-07-07
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 35.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 35.9y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees3300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-03-03
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  3. 2024-06-10
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  4. 2023-06-30
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  5. 2023-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-06-30
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  9. 2020-06-29
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  10. 2020-06-29
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-06-29
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2020-06-22
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    METCALFE, Toby Prideaux resigned
    secretary
  13. 2020-06-22
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    WHITTLE, Colin Douglas Richardson resigned
    director
  14. 2020-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  16. 2019-03-29
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  17. 2018-12-11
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  18. 2018-12-11
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  19. 2018-01-03
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    ARMITAGE, Althea Bronwen resigned
    director
  20. 2018-01-02
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    WHITTLE, Colin Douglas Richardson appointed
    director
  21. 2018-01-01
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    WHITTLE, Colin Douglas Richardson resigned
    director
  22. 2017-04-01
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    Charge satisfied #3
  23. 2016-04-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2015-01-01
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    CLERK, Robert Maxwell resigned
    secretary
  25. 2015-01-01
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    METCALFE, Toby Prideaux appointed
    secretary
  26. 2013-02-27
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    THOROLD, Georgina Caroline appointed
    director
  27. 2013-02-27
    ➖
    ARMITAGE, Peter John resigned
    director
  28. 2010-10-09
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    GRAY, Justin Henry Walford appointed
    director
  29. 2010-02-05
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    DUCKWORTH, Peter William Trevor resigned
    director
  30. 2010-01-24
    ➖
    GRAY, George Peter resigned
    director
  31. 2010-01-21
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    DUCKWORTH, Frances Silcock appointed
    director
  32. 1992-12-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  33. 1992-11-18
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    ARMITAGE, Peter John appointed
    director
  34. 1992-11-18
    ➕
    WHITTLE, Colin Douglas Richardson appointed
    director
  35. 1991-01-09
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    DUCKWORTH, Richard George Clifford resigned
    director
  36. 1990-05-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Shiant Isles LTD
  37. 1924-07-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BARVAS ESTATE, LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 102 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Typeltd
Incorporated1924-07-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Barvas Lodge
Lower Barvas
Isle Of Lewis
HS2 0RA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

DUCKWORTH, Frances Silcock→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Justin Henry Walford→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOROLD, Georgina Caroline→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLERK, Robert Maxwell→
secretary · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
METCALFE, Toby Prideaux→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2020-06-22
Resigned
ARMITAGE, Althea Bronwen→
director · ~86y · resigned 2018-01-03
Resigned
ARMITAGE, Peter John→
director · ~87y · appointed 1992-11-18 · resigned 2013-02-27
Resigned
DUCKWORTH, Peter William Trevor→
director · ~92y · resigned 2010-02-05
Resigned
DUCKWORTH, Richard George Clifford→
director · resigned 1991-01-09
Resigned
GRAY, George Peter→
director · ~83y · resigned 2010-01-24
Resigned
WHITTLE, Colin Douglas Richardson→
director · ~79y · appointed 2018-01-02 · resigned 2020-06-22
Resigned
WHITTLE, Colin Douglas Richardson→
director · ~79y · appointed 1992-11-18 · resigned 2018-01-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property09/12/199201/04/2017
satisfied
Shiant Isles
Shiant Isles LTD
Standard security1 property21/05/199014/04/2016

Recent filings (121 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15