CHESHIRE TREE SURGEONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05358622 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-09
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
65 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2010-04-30➖MERCANTILE BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-11-08➖OLLERTON, Ryan Kevin resignedsecretary
- 2007-11-08➖OLLERTON, Ryan Kevin resigneddirector
- 2006-07-12➕OLLERTON, Ryan Kevin appointedsecretary
- 2006-07-12➕OLLERTON, Ryan Kevin appointeddirector
- 2006-05-08➖GLADSTON, Gina resignedsecretary
- 2006-05-08➕MERCANTILE BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-05-06➕GLADSTON, Gina appointedsecretary
- 2005-03-11➕LLOYD-JONES, David appointeddirector
- 2005-02-11➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-02-11➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs CHESHIRE TREE SURGEONS LIMITED
- 2005-02-09➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-02-09➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Lloyd-Jones Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWESOME ANIMALS LTD→ 13250238 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ECOFELL TREE SURGERY LTD→ 11471406 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ELATS LIMITED→ 13193282 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ENB SERVICES LIMITED→ 10742525 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ENTOSNACK LTD→ 16130935 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| EURO TREE WOODFUEL LIMITED→ 06683636 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| F.B. COOPER (WOOD HEAD) LIMITED→ 00843560 · est 1965 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 61y | — | — |
| F.B. EVANS & SON LIMITED→ 08310039 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| FAIRHAVEN ENVIRONMENTAL LTD→ 07623764 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| FAULKNER AND JONES BROS FARMS LTD→ 10734099 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| FOSSHEY STUD LTD→ 07160129 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| FOUNTAIN PLANTS LIMITED→ 06129818 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100
Registered office
The Old Market Garden Moss Lane
Norley
Frodsham
WA6 8PD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
LLOYD-JONES, David→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2005-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GLADSTON, Gina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-06 · resigned 2006-05-08
OLLERTON, Ryan Kevin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-07-12 · resigned 2007-11-08
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2005-02-11
MERCANTILE BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-05-08 · resigned 2010-04-30
OLLERTON, Ryan Kevin→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2006-07-12 · resigned 2007-11-08
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2005-02-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (65 total)
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31