BLACKDOWN HORTICULTURAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03808516 · ltd · incorporated 1999-07-16

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01130

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

43910Roofing activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

20 officers (2 active, 20 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

95 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-04-02
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officers · TM01
2026-03-31
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HOOPER, Graham Paul resigned
director
2025-12-23
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accounts · AA
2024-11-22
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accounts · AA
2023-11-17
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accounts · AA
2022-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
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accounts · AA
2020-02-20
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officers · TM01
2020-02-06
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MAGSON, Andrew resigned
director
2020-01-29
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officers · CH01
2019-12-17
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accounts · AA
2019-05-13
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officers · TM01
2019-05-09
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officers · AP01
2019-05-07
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ASHTON, Helen Louise appointed
director
2019-05-07
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LEE, Sarah resigned
director
2019-02-19
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accounts · AA
2018-09-26
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officers · AP01
2018-09-26
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officers · TM02
2018-09-14
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BOYNTON, Kirstan Sarah resigned
secretary
2018-09-14
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LEE, Sarah appointed
director
2018-02-15
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accounts · AA
2016-10-01
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BOYNTON, Kirstan Sarah appointed
secretary
2016-10-01
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DOUGLAS, John David resigned
secretary
2015-02-27
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WOODS, David Ian resigned
director
2013-04-29
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HOYLE, Daniel resigned
director
2012-11-19
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HARRIS, Mark William resigned
director
2012-11-01
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ALLAN, Neil resigned
director
2012-02-01
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WILLIAMS, John Conway resigned
director
2011-10-13
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JACKSON, Gilbert appointed
director
2011-10-13
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HARRIS, Mark William appointed
director
2010-12-31
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LITTLEWOOD, Robert William resigned
director
2010-04-26
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ROSE, Ian Andrew resigned
secretary
2010-04-12
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DOUGLAS, John David appointed
secretary
2010-01-19
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TARR, Alun Rhys, Dr resigned
director
2009-12-16
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ALLAN, Neil appointed
director
2009-12-16
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HOYLE, Daniel appointed
director
2009-07-06
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HOLDCROFT, Laurence Nigel resigned
secretary
2009-07-06
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ROSE, Ian Andrew appointed
secretary
2009-04-22
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HOLDCROFT, Laurence Nigel appointed
secretary
2009-04-22
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NUNN, Carol Jayne resigned
secretary
2008-08-01
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WOODS, David Ian appointed
director
2008-03-31
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NUNN, Carol Jayne appointed
secretary
2008-03-31
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WILLIAMS, John Conway resigned
secretary
2008-03-31
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HOOPER, Graham Paul appointed
director
2008-03-31
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LITTLEWOOD, Robert William appointed
director
2008-03-31
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MAGSON, Andrew appointed
director
1999-07-19
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FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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1999-07-19
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FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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1999-07-16
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Company incorporated
As BLACKDOWN HORTICULTURAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED

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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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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.)

Group structure

The Alumasc Group Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Alumasc Group Plc

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BLACKDOWN HORTICULTURAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED

This company · 03808516

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
The Alumasc Group Plc Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1999-07-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

C/O THE ALUMASC GROUPPLC

Burton Latimer

Kettering

Northamptonshire

NN15 5JP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-10

Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (2 active · 18 resigned)

ASHTON, Helen Louise→

director · ~64y · appointed 2019-05-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JACKSON, Gilbert→

director · ~66y · appointed 2011-10-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BOYNTON, Kirstan Sarah→

secretary · appointed 2016-10-01 · resigned 2018-09-14

Resigned

DOUGLAS, John David→

secretary · appointed 2010-04-12 · resigned 2016-10-01

Resigned

HOLDCROFT, Laurence Nigel→

secretary · appointed 2009-04-22 · resigned 2009-07-06

Resigned

NUNN, Carol Jayne→

secretary · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2009-04-22

Resigned

ROSE, Ian Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2009-07-06 · resigned 2010-04-26

Resigned

WILLIAMS, John Conway→

secretary · appointed 1999-07-16 · resigned 2008-03-31

Resigned

FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-07-16 · resigned 1999-07-19

Resigned

ALLAN, Neil→

director · ~55y · appointed 2009-12-16 · resigned 2012-11-01

Resigned

HARRIS, Mark William→

director · ~61y · appointed 2011-10-13 · resigned 2012-11-19

Resigned

HOOPER, Graham Paul→

director · ~70y · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2026-03-31

Resigned

HOYLE, Daniel→

director · ~54y · appointed 2009-12-16 · resigned 2013-04-29

Resigned

LEE, Sarah→

director · ~47y · appointed 2018-09-14 · resigned 2019-05-07

Resigned

LITTLEWOOD, Robert William→

director · ~73y · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2010-12-31

Resigned

MAGSON, Andrew→

director · ~60y · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2020-02-06

Resigned

TARR, Alun Rhys, Dr→

director · ~65y · appointed 1999-07-16 · resigned 2010-01-19

Resigned

WILLIAMS, John Conway→

director · ~79y · appointed 1999-07-16 · resigned 2012-02-01

Resigned

WOODS, David Ian→

director · ~55y · appointed 2008-08-01 · resigned 2015-02-27

Resigned

FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-07-16 · resigned 1999-07-19

Resigned

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