ARBORTECH PROFESSIONAL TREE SERVICES LTD
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-700 | £-700 |
| Net assets | £-700 | £-700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-10-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-11➖ROBINSON, Christian Michael resigneddirector
- 2022-05-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-05-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-05-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-04-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-04-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-04-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-10➕COTTEY, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 2022-04-10➖GLIDE, Joanna resignedsecretary
- 2022-04-10➖GLIDE, Andrew Paul resigneddirector
- 2022-04-10➕ROBINSON, Christian Michael appointeddirector
- 1999-09-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ARBORTECH PROFESSIONAL TREE SERVICES LTD
- 1999-09-15➕GLIDE, Joanna appointedsecretary
- 1999-09-15➕GLIDE, Andrew Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
M Cottey Grounds Maintenance Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M Cottey Grounds Maintenance Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 10/04/2022 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Chris Robinson Tree Care Ltdceased 11/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Andrew Paul Glideceased 10/04/2022· significant influence · firm interest
- Mrs Joanna Glideceased 10/04/2022· significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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