TILLERS TURF COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02336318 · ltd · incorporated 1989-01-18
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01190
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 36.8y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
150 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3500 | 3200 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-06-21🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-10-31➖HENFREY, Colin resignedsecretary
- 2020-09-18➖PASK, Joseph resigneddirector
- 2020-09-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-09-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-07-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-07-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-02-02➕PASK, Joseph appointeddirector
- 2017-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-27➖FELL, Timothy John resigneddirector
- 2015-03-30🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-09-14➕HUTTON, Simon Lewis appointeddirector
- 2012-09-14➖FELL, Lindsay Ann resignedsecretary
- 2012-09-14➕HENFREY, Colin appointedsecretary
- 2012-09-14➖FELL, Lindsay Ann resigneddirector
- 2012-09-13➖WOOD, Timothy Charles Jason resigneddirector
- 2001-09-28🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2001-02-06🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2000-12-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1996-12-05➖ANYSZ, Barry Aubrey resigneddirector
- 1996-12-05➕WOOD, Timothy Charles Jason appointeddirector
- 1992-04-30➕ANYSZ, Barry Aubrey appointeddirector
- 1990-05-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: 3I PLC
- 1989-08-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1989-01-18🏢Company incorporatedAs TILLERS TURF COMPANY LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
S & F Hutton (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
S & F Hutton (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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TILLERS TURF COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 02336318
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S & F Hutton (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 04/09/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- S Hutton Limitedceased 04/09/2017· 75-100% shares · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01190 — SIC 01190
Registered office
The Barn Charity Street
Carlton Scroop
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG32 3AT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10
Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)
HUTTON, Simon Lewis→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2012-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FELL, Lindsay Ann→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2012-09-14
HENFREY, Colin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-09-14 · resigned 2020-10-31
ANYSZ, Barry Aubrey→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1992-04-30 · resigned 1996-12-05
FELL, Lindsay Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · resigned 2012-09-14
FELL, Timothy John→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · resigned 2016-07-27
PASK, Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2018-02-02 · resigned 2020-09-18
WOOD, Timothy Charles Jason→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1996-12-05 · resigned 2012-09-13
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/03/2015 | 21/06/2022 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 28/09/2001 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/02/2001 | — | |
| satisfied | 3I 3I PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/05/1990 | 23/12/2000 | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 02/08/1989 | — |
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Recent filings (150 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-18