A.N. ROWLAND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03127500 · ltd · incorporated 1995-11-17
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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02200
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2022-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-02-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-02-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-01-19
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    ROWLAND, Dawn Lorraine resigned
    director
  11. 2022-01-18
    ➖
    ROWLAND, Dawn Lorraine resigned
    secretary
  12. 2022-01-18
    ➖
    ROWLAND, Alan Nigel resigned
    director
  13. 2022-01-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-01-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-12-31
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Ashley Danny appointed
    director
  16. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 1995-11-17
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    Company incorporated
    As A.N. ROWLAND LIMITED
  22. 1995-11-17
    ➕
    ROWLAND, Dawn Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  23. 1995-11-17
    ➕
    RM REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1995-11-17
    ➖
    RM REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1995-11-17
    ➕
    ROWLAND, Alan Nigel appointed
    director
  26. 1995-11-17
    ➕
    ROWLAND, Dawn Lorraine appointed
    director
  27. 1995-11-17
    ➕
    RM NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1995-11-17
    ➖
    RM NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Ashwood Tree Surgeons Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Ashwood Tree Surgeons Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
A.N. ROWLAND LIMITED
This company · 03127500

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ashwood Tree Surgeons Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan Nigel Rowlandceased 01/01/2022· 50-75% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02200 — SIC 02200

Registered office

Suite A
4-6 Canfield Place
London
NW6 3BT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

ROBERTS, Ashley Danny→
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROWLAND, Dawn Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-17 · resigned 2022-01-18
Resigned
RM REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-11-17 · resigned 1995-11-17
Resigned
ROWLAND, Alan Nigel→
director · ~64y · appointed 1995-11-17 · resigned 2022-01-18
Resigned
ROWLAND, Dawn Lorraine→
director · ~63y · appointed 1995-11-17 · resigned 2022-01-19
Resigned
RM NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-11-17 · resigned 1995-11-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-14