BEECHWOOD TREE CARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03739649 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-24
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.4y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees15001500

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 3 capital
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 3 capital
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2026-04-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2026-04-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2026-02-28
    MITCHELL, Stuart appointed
    director
  6. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-05-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-04-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2025-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-04-06
    CANTELL, Nathan appointed
    director
  11. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-07-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2001-02-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2001-01-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  22. 2000-12-01
    WILSON, Neil Richard appointed
    secretary
  23. 2000-12-01
    WILSON, Paula appointed
    director
  24. 2000-12-01
    MONTEITH, James Richard Thorpe resigned
    secretary
  25. 2000-12-01
    MONTEITH, James Richard Thorpe resigned
    director
  26. 1999-03-26
    WILSON, Neil Richard appointed
    director
  27. 1999-03-26
    MONTEITH, James Richard Thorpe appointed
    secretary
  28. 1999-03-26
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1999-03-26
    MONTEITH, James Richard Thorpe appointed
    director
  30. 1999-03-26
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1999-03-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEECHWOOD TREE CARE LIMITED
  32. 1999-03-24
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1999-03-24
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +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
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Richard Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Paula Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

Unit 4 City Limits Danehill
Lower Earley
Reading
Berkshire
RG6 4UP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

WILSON, Neil Richard
secretary · appointed 2000-12-01
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Active
CANTELL, Nathan
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-04-06
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Active
MITCHELL, Stuart
director · ~35y · appointed 2026-02-28
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Active
WILSON, Neil Richard
director · ~52y · appointed 1999-03-26
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Active
WILSON, Paula
director · ~52y · appointed 2000-12-01
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Active
MONTEITH, James Richard Thorpe
secretary · appointed 1999-03-26 · resigned 2000-12-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-24 · resigned 1999-03-26
Resigned
MONTEITH, James Richard Thorpe
director · ~53y · appointed 1999-03-26 · resigned 2000-12-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-03-24 · resigned 1999-03-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property24/02/2001
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property09/01/200116/07/2011
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Recent filings (81 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-12