BUCKLAND TREE CARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04748241 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-29

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

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 02100

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red 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

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 dissolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 dissolution
• 1 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 dissolution
• 1 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-06-22
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dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-05-26
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-15
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dissolution · DS01
2026-01-30
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accounts · AA
2025-01-21
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accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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accounts · AA
2023-01-31
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accounts · AA
2022-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
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accounts · AA
2020-01-28
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accounts · AA
2019-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-01-31
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accounts · AA
2016-05-03
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annual-return · AR01
2016-01-31
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accounts · AA
2013-02-23
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HOCKNELL, Mary Caroline resigned
secretary
2011-05-01
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ASHWORTH, Andrew John appointed
director
2007-01-13
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ASHWORTH, Charlotte Elizabeth appointed
director
2007-01-13
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HOCKNELL, Charlotte Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2007-01-13
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HOCKNELL, Mary Caroline appointed
secretary
2007-01-13
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BUCKLAND, Neil resigned
director
2003-04-29
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Company incorporated
As BUCKLAND TREE CARE LIMITED
2003-04-29
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HOCKNELL, Charlotte Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2003-04-29
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BUCKLAND, Neil appointed
director

Owner dependency

76/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew John Ashworth Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Charlotte Elizabeth Ashworth Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Similar companies

Active · Agriculture · CW postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
A & R DODD LIMITED→ 06704886 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
B & C DODD FARM LTD→ 10342922 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
BAGMERE FARM LIMITED→ 16431838 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BOUNDARY FOX KENNELS LIMITED→ 15969945 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
BROCKLEY FARMING LIMITED→ 11161611 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
BROOMLEA FARMS LIMITED→ 10387647 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
BROSTER BROS LIMITED→ 13133005 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
BUCKLAND ARBORICULTURE LIMITED→ 08367038 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
BUCKLEYS BEES LTD→ 11452973 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
C B AGRICULTURAL & GROUNDWORK CONTRACTORS LIMITED→ 13182640 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
C F E AGRI LTD→ 14286107 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
C.H.CURBISHLEY(FARMS)LIMITED→ 00604810 · est 1958 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	67y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-04-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

Poole Hill

Poole

Nantwich

Cheshire

CW5 6AH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-13

Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ASHWORTH, Andrew John→

director · ~48y · appointed 2011-05-01

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Active

ASHWORTH, Charlotte Elizabeth→

director · ~48y · appointed 2007-01-13

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Active

HOCKNELL, Charlotte Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-29 · resigned 2007-01-13

Resigned

HOCKNELL, Mary Caroline→

secretary · appointed 2007-01-13 · resigned 2013-02-23

Resigned

BUCKLAND, Neil→

director · appointed 2003-04-29 · resigned 2007-01-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · SOAS(A)

2026-06-22

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-05-26

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-05-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-29