PEASHILL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03982876 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-28

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 72). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	200	200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-01-29
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2025-01-24
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2024-01-22
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2023-01-18
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2022-01-28
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2021-02-23
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2020-01-24
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2019-01-25
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2018-01-29
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accounts · AA
2017-01-24
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accounts · AA
2016-06-08
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annual-return · AR01
2016-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-06-10
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annual-return · AR01
2014-11-19
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accounts · AA
2014-06-12
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annual-return · AR01
2014-01-27
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accounts · AA
2007-01-31
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ROUSE, Susan Linda appointed
secretary
2007-01-31
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INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-07-07
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O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick resigned
secretary
2005-07-07
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INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-03-24
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ROUSE, Susan Linda appointed
director
2000-05-03
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PALMER, David Harry appointed
director
2000-05-03
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O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick appointed
secretary
2000-05-03
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IMC COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2000-05-03
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IMC CORPORATE NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2000-04-28
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Company incorporated
As PEASHILL LIMITED
2000-04-28
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IMC COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2000-04-28
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IMC CORPORATE NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-12

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Harry Palmer Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70	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

Incorporated2000-04-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Kendal, Peashill Lane

Harlaxton

Grantham

Lincolnshire

NG32 1HN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-12OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-28

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ROUSE, Susan Linda→

secretary · appointed 2007-01-31

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Active

PALMER, David Harry→

director · ~70y · appointed 2000-05-03

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Active

ROUSE, Susan Linda→

director · ~72y · appointed 2003-03-24

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Active

O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick→

secretary · appointed 2000-05-03 · resigned 2005-07-07

Resigned

IMC COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-04-28 · resigned 2000-05-03

Resigned

INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-07-07 · resigned 2007-01-31

Resigned

IMC CORPORATE NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2000-04-28 · resigned 2000-05-03

Resigned

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