NEWTRENCH LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02018615 · ltd · incorporated 1986-05-12
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£95.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (78/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £95,568
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£20k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Net Worth
£96k
↑ 7.2% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £142.8k | £153.9k |
| Current assets | £43.7k | £39.3k |
| Cash | £19.7k | £20.6k |
| Debtors | £15.3k | £10.4k |
| Net assets | £95.6k | £89.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-06➕SMITH, Jane Marion appointedsecretary
- 2017-08-06➖SMITH, Betty Elaine resignedsecretary
- 2017-08-06➖SMITH, Betty Elaine resigneddirector
- 2017-08-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2017-08-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-08-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-09➕SMITH, Jane Marion appointeddirector
- 2016-08-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-31➖SMITH, David Henry resigneddirector
- 1986-05-12🏢Company incorporatedAs NEWTRENCH LIMITED
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jeremy David Smith Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | — | — | board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
4 Quay Walls
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1HD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
SMITH, Jane Marion→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-08-06
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SMITH, Jane Marion→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2016-08-09
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Active
SMITH, Betty Elaine→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2017-08-06
SMITH, Betty Elaine→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2017-08-06
SMITH, David Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 2014-07-31
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Recent filings (100 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-16