COMMUNITY FOREST TRUST

🌳Matureactive

03598556 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-07-15

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 02100

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

02400SIC 02400
74901Environmental consulting activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

68 officers (11 active, 68 linked, 63 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

216 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30
Average employees	44

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (149 events)Click to expand

2026-04-13
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officers · CH01
2026-04-13
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officers · CH01
2026-03-31
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accounts · AA
2026-03-09
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THOMSON-SMITH, Craig resigned
director
2026-03-09
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officers · TM01
2026-01-02
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accounts · AA01
2026-01-02
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officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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MORGAN, Jennifer resigned
director
2025-10-28
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officers · TM02
2025-10-28
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officers · AP01
2025-10-28
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officers · AP01
2025-09-29
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KIRKMAN, Thomas Alexander appointed
director
2025-09-29
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WILCOCK, Kieran Paul appointed
director
2025-07-11
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VIVIAN, Charles resigned
secretary
2025-06-23
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MORGAN, Claire appointed
secretary
2025-06-23
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officers · AP03
2025-05-23
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officers · AP01
2025-05-21
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officers · AP01
2025-05-21
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officers · AP01
2025-05-14
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officers · TM01
2025-04-09
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officers · TM01
2025-04-03
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TUCKER, Gerry resigned
director
2025-03-31
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accounts · AA
2025-03-03
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address · AD01
2025-01-31
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BEAVEN, Debbie resigned
director
2024-12-12
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LINDLEY, Tom Barnaby appointed
director
2024-12-12
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MAIN, Angela Mary appointed
director
2024-12-12
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WORTHINGTON-COBB, Jane appointed
director
2024-09-02
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VIVIAN, Charles appointed
secretary
2024-09-02
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-02
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officers · AP01
2024-09-02
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2024-09-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-02
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officers · TM01
2024-08-23
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SHAW, David Paul, Prof resigned
director
2024-06-24
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SHAW, Clare appointed
director
2024-06-24
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TUCKER, Gerry appointed
director
2024-05-24
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BURT, Christine Lesley resigned
director
2024-04-01
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ALI, Sarfraz resigned
secretary
2023-12-16
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GILBODY, Jane Alison resigned
director
2023-06-12
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MORGAN, Jennifer appointed
director
2023-06-12
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THOMSON-SMITH, Craig appointed
director
2022-11-28
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BALDWIN-CANTELLO, William Brian Ashley resigned
director
2022-10-03
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HANDS, Karen Nicola resigned
director
2022-04-05
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HARRISON, Joanne Elizabeth resigned
director
2022-01-27
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ALI, Sarfraz appointed
secretary
2022-01-20
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BEAVEN, Debbie appointed
director
2021-12-14
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SMITH, Richard William resigned
director
2021-11-22
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BEYGA, Christine resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: VIVIAN, Charles resigned 2025-07-11; MORGAN, Jennifer resigned 2025-12-31; THOMSON-SMITH, Craig resigned 2026-03-09

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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CAVIAR BIOTEC LIMITED→ 06754054 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
COLIN’S CUSTOM BUILT RODS LTD→ 16692618 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CROP CARE SERVICES LTD→ 16821392 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D J BELL TRADING LIMITED→ 09217279 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
D N QUINN LIMITED→ 06821312 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
DAPDUNE TRADING LIMITED→ 08949546 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
DAVID LEYLAND TRADING LIMITED→ 08980329 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
DELPH FARM ESTATES LIMITED→ 13062811 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
DEREK COATHUP LIMITED→ 07652781 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
DHMJ ONE TRADING LIMITED→ 10303756 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1998-07-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

The Plaza 14th Floor The Plaza

100 Old Hall Street

Liverpool

L3 9QJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-14

Last: 2026-03-31