ANDREW HARKER GROUNDWORKS AND LANDSCAPING LTD
💤Zombieactive
06120880 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-21
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 100 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-02-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-03-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2017-01-01➕HARKER, Emmagene Martel appointedsecretary
- 2017-01-01➖HARKER, Philip resignedsecretary
- 2007-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW HARKER GROUNDWORKS AND LANDSCAPING LTD
- 2007-02-21➕HARKER, Peter Andrew appointeddirector
- 2007-02-21➕HARKER, Philip appointedsecretary
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HARKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Peter Andrew Harker Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77310 — Renting and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment
Registered office
Exchange Building
66 Church Street
Hartlepool
TS24 7DN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HARKER, Emmagene Martel→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARKER, Peter Andrew→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2007-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARKER, Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-02-21 · resigned 2017-01-01
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Recent filings (52 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-06