HAWTHORN ALPACA'S LTD

💤Zombieactive
04853161 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£41.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01440
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £41,689

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£42k
↑ 294% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£21k-£9k£4k£16k£29k£42kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£41.7k£-20.7k
Current assets£21.6k£35.3k
Net assets£41.7k£-21.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-07-08
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  3. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2023-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2020-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-18
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-08-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2003-08-21
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    MOORE, Julie appointed
    secretary
  17. 2003-08-21
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    MOORE, Douglas Michael appointed
    director
  18. 2003-08-05
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  19. 2003-08-05
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  20. 2003-08-01
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    Company incorporated
    As HAWTHORN ALPACA'S LTD
  21. 2003-08-01
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-08-01
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Douglas Michael Moore
Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01440 — SIC 01440

Registered office

Hawthorn Grange Church Lane
South Stainley
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG3 3NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MOORE, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-21
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Active
MOORE, Douglas Michael→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-08-21
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2003-08-05
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2003-08-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

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2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-29