BRITISH APPALOOSA SOCIETY

🌳Matureactive

04836875 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-07-18

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£88.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01430

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

46 officers (5 active, 46 linked, 39 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

162 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £88,803

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£89k

↑ 8.6% YoY

Current Assets

£81k

↑ 11% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£88.8k	£81.8k
Current assets	£80.9k	£72.7k
Net assets	£88.8k	£81.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (105 events)Click to expand

2025-09-10
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accounts · AA
2024-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-24
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REANEY, Heather resigned
director
2021-09-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-09
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accounts · AA
2021-09-02
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MARSHALL, Vanessa June resigned
director
2021-09-02
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REANEY, Heather appointed
director
2020-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-05
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SLATER, Claire resigned
director
2019-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-28
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officers · AP01
2019-09-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-09-22
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MARSHALL, Vanessa June appointed
director
2019-05-08
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2019-05-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-05-08
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2019-01-27
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REANEY, Heather resigned
director
2018-11-05
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REANEY, Heather appointed
director
2018-11-05
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SLATER, Claire appointed
director
2018-01-03
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OLIVER, Penelope appointed
secretary
2018-01-03
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OLIVER, Penelope appointed
director
2017-10-21
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PARKS, Karen Lesley resigned
secretary
2017-10-21
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PARKS, Karen resigned
director
2017-10-18
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ENTWISTLE, Brian resigned
director
2017-09-26
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ELSEY, Tracey resigned
director
2017-09-18
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JONES, Caroline resigned
director
2016-11-06
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NIGBUR-DAY, Heather resigned
director
2016-04-17
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PARKS, Karen Lesley appointed
secretary
2016-01-03
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ENTWISTLE, Suzanne Rachel resigned
director
2015-01-25
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HAMMERTON, Kathleen appointed
director
2015-01-25
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JONES, Caroline appointed
director
2015-01-01
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PARKS, Karen appointed
director
2014-10-31
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SHAKESPEARE, Trish resigned
director
2014-02-09
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PASS, Sandra Anne resigned
director
2013-11-01
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ROBINSON, Sharon resigned
director
2013-10-01
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ROBINSON, Gemma resigned
director
2013-04-21
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ELSEY, Tracey appointed
director
2013-04-21
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ROBINSON, Gemma appointed
director
2013-04-21
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ROBINSON, Sharon appointed
director
2013-02-21
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NIGBUR-DAY, Heather appointed
director
2012-03-28
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JOHNSON, David Keith resigned
director
2012-02-01
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PRIMMER, Michelle resigned
director
2012-01-01
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WEEKS, Jan resigned
director
2011-07-01
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SPRINGTHORPE, Carol resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 105 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Paula Moore Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	14/05/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Brian Entwistleceased 18/10/2017· significant influence · trust interest

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2003-07-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

10 Roman Way

Wantage

Oxfordshire

OX12 9YF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-27

Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (5 active · 41 resigned)

OLIVER, Penelope→

secretary · appointed 2018-01-03

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Active

HAMMERTON, Kathleen→

director · ~43y · appointed 2015-01-25

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Active

MOORE, Paula→

director · ~68y · appointed 2007-04-22

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Active

OLIVER, Penelope→

director · ~68y · appointed 2018-01-03

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Active

WOOD, Carol→

director · ~66y · appointed 2010-05-23

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Active

ELLIS JONES, Laura Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2006-01-26 · resigned 2006-09-13

Resigned

ELLIS-JONES, Laura Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-18 · resigned 2004-10-10

Resigned

HALSTEAD, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2004-10-10 · resigned 2005-09-09

Resigned

PARKS, Karen Lesley→

secretary · appointed 2016-04-17 · resigned 2017-10-21

Resigned

PASS, Sandra Anne→

secretary · appointed 2006-03-03 · resigned 2006-03-03

Resigned

PEEL, Robert→

secretary · appointed 2005-09-12 · resigned 2007-01-01

Resigned

ANKIAH, Carla Louise Kimberley→

director · ~38y · appointed 2008-05-11 · resigned 2010-05-23

Resigned

ARROWSMITH, Stephanie Jean→

director · ~56y · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2005-11-01

Resigned

BAXTER, Karen Ann→

director · ~60y · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2006-06-21

Resigned

BOLAS, Judith Maree→

director · ~58y · appointed 2004-04-25 · resigned 2004-07-30

Resigned

BROWNING, Cheryl Anne→

director · ~69y · appointed 2003-07-18 · resigned 2004-11-05

Resigned

CLARKE, Jill→

director · ~55y · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2008-01-07

Resigned

DU LANEY BROWN, Yvette Dawn Gilchrist→

director · ~66y · appointed 2004-09-20 · resigned 2004-11-05

Resigned

ELLIS JONES, Garry Michael→

director · ~79y · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2006-07-05

Resigned

ELSEY, Tracey→

director · ~64y · appointed 2013-04-21 · resigned 2017-09-26

Resigned

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