ARBOUR GROWERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03322363 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-21

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£2.93M

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01470

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -77% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (6 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,927,364

Cash draining

Cash down 77% YoY

Cash YoY

-77%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£338k

↓ 77% YoY

Net Worth

£2.9m

↑ 4.9% YoY

Current Assets

£2.1m

↑ 20% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£3.06M	£2.93M
Current assets	£2.05M	£1.71M
Cash	£337.6k	£1.50M
Debtors	£1.41M	£39.7k
Net assets	£2.93M	£2.79M

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-25
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-27
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REES, Emrys Evan resigned
secretary
2021-12-27
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REES, Emrys Evan resigned
director
2021-11-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
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officers · AP01
2021-08-20
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REES, Charlotte Emma appointed
director
2020-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-08-01
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REES, Gemma Elizabeth appointed
director
2016-05-01
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REES, Rachel Anne appointed
director
2000-03-01
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PENMAN, Catherine Elizabeth appointed
director
1997-02-21
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Company incorporated
As ARBOUR GROWERS LIMITED
1997-02-21
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REES, Jean Ann appointed
director
1997-02-21
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REES, Michael William, Mr. appointed
director
1997-02-21
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REES, Emrys Evan appointed
secretary
1997-02-21
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-02-21
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-02-21
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REES, Emrys Evan appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — REES, Charlotte Emma (same surname) appointed 2021-08-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Michael William Rees Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56	50–75%	25–50%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	18/02/2026
Jean Ann Rees Individual · British · DOB 04/1940 · age 86	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Emrys Evan Reesceased 27/12/2021· 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated1997-02-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01470 — SIC 01470

Registered office

21 Gold Tops

Newport

Gwent

NP20 4PG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-04

Last: 2025-10-21