ALL SEASONS (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04711395 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-26
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 23.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£30.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £30,526
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£31k
↑ 216% YoY
Current Assets
£48k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £45.3k | £34.5k |
| Current assets | £48.3k | £55.4k |
| Net assets | £30.5k | £9.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-01➕CORK, William John appointeddirector
- 2020-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2003-04-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ALL SEASONS (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED
- 2003-03-26➕CORK, Sandra Mary appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-26➕CORK, Christopher James appointeddirector
- 2003-03-26➕CORK, Sandra Mary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher James Cork Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sandra Mary Cork Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities
Registered office
Parford Cottage West, Sandy Park
Chagford
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ13 8JR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
CORK, Christopher James→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-03-26
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CORK, Sandra Mary→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2003-03-26
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CORK, William John→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-05-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/04/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13