HAYWARD'S MOWING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05077438 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-18
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£65.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01190
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01290SIC 01290
  • 01300SIC 01300
  • 81300Landscape service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 9.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £65,463
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,879 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£65k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£18k£36k£54k£71k£89kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£236.0k£271.3k
Current assets£23.7k£47.8k
Net assets£65.5k£89.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-01-04
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-09
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-12
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-22
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-06
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-13
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-12
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    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2017-04-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  13. 2017-02-07
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    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2017-02-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  15. 2016-12-01
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-06
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  17. 2015-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2004-03-18
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    Company incorporated
    As HAYWARD'S MOWING LIMITED
  19. 2004-03-18
    HAYWARD, Giles Anthony Rhodes appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-03-18
    HAYWARD, Giles Anthony Rhodes appointed
    director
  21. 2004-03-18
    MAWN, Owen appointed
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HAYWARD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Giles Anthony Rhodes Hayward
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
75100%
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
Incorporated2004-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01190 — SIC 01190

Registered office

Haste Hill Nurseries
Fore Street
Pinner
Middlesex
HA5 2ND

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HAYWARD, Giles Anthony Rhodes
secretary · appointed 2004-03-18
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Active
HAYWARD, Giles Anthony Rhodes
director · ~48y · appointed 2004-03-18
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Active
MAWN, Owen
director · ~49y · appointed 2004-03-18
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property07/04/2017
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property07/02/2017
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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-22