EARTHLY GOODS LTD.

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05443994 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-05
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£250
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). 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 (76/100)

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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 £250
Net assets shrinking
Down £68 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£250
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 6.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£625£1k£2k£3k£3kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£250£318
Current assets£2.9k£3.1k
Net assets£250£318

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2022-05-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-01
    ➖
    TIMBRELL, Zoe Ann resigned
    secretary
  9. 2022-05-01
    ➖
    TIMBRELL, Zoe Ann resigned
    director
  10. 2021-05-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-04-01
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    TIMBRELL, Zoe Ann appointed
    director
  19. 2005-05-05
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    Company incorporated
    As EARTHLY GOODS LTD.
  20. 2005-05-05
    ➕
    TIMBRELL, Leonard appointed
    director
  21. 2005-05-05
    ➕
    TIMBRELL, Zoe Ann appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-05-05
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-05-05
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 80 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 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Leonard Timbrell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1946 · age 80
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting26/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Zoe Ann Timbrellceased 10/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2005-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

2 Silver Street
Buckden
St Neots
Cambridgeshire
PE19 5TS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

TIMBRELL, Leonard→
director · ~80y · appointed 2005-05-05
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Active
TIMBRELL, Zoe Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-05 · resigned 2022-05-01
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-05 · resigned 2005-05-05
Resigned
TIMBRELL, Zoe Ann→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2022-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-22