NPL LANDCARE LTD

🌳Matureactive
05643505 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-02
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-05-07
    ➖
    THOMSON, Carol resigned
    director
  3. 2025-05-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-30
    ➕
    LEWSLEY, John Charles appointed
    director
  9. 2021-06-30
    ➖
    TOWERS, Simon resigned
    director
  10. 2021-06-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-06-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-04-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-04-03
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-04-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2019-12-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-12-02
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2019-10-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2007-05-03
    ➕
    MCFARLANE, Michelle appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-05-03
    ➕
    MCFARLANE, Michelle appointed
    director
  22. 2007-05-03
    ➖
    A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2007-05-03
    ➕
    THOMSON, Carol appointed
    director
  24. 2007-05-03
    ➕
    TOWERS, Simon appointed
    director
  25. 2007-05-03
    ➖
    INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2005-12-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NPL LANDCARE LTD
  27. 2005-12-02
    ➕
    A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2005-12-02
    ➕
    INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Group structure

Npl Landcare Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Npl Landcare Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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NPL LANDCARE LTD
This company · 05643505

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Npl Landcare Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/03/2020
Mr Robert Mcfarlane
Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Mcfarlaneceased 31/03/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2005-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

One St Peter's Square
Manchester
M2 3DE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MCFARLANE, Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEWSLEY, John Charles→
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCFARLANE, Michelle→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-12-02 · resigned 2007-05-03
Resigned
THOMSON, Carol→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-05-03 · resigned 2025-05-07
Resigned
TOWERS, Simon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-05-03 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned
INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-12-02 · resigned 2007-05-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07