D W OLIVER TREE SERVICES LTD
💤Zombieactive
06194154 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-30
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£58.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £58,450
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£45k
Net Worth
£58k
Current Assets
£54k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £79.8k |
| Current assets | £53.7k |
| Cash | £45.0k |
| Debtors | £8.6k |
| Net assets | £58.5k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-07-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-07-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-10-04➕OLIVER, Dougal Ambrose appointeddirector
- 2021-10-04➖OLIVER, David resigneddirector
- 2021-10-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2007-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs D W OLIVER TREE SERVICES LTD
- 2007-03-30➕OLIVER, Carol Ann appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-30➕OLIVER, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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 "OLIVER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dougal Ambrose Oliver Individual · British · DOB 12/2001 · age 25 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/08/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- David Oliverceased 01/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| COMMON FARM LIVERY LTD→ 14685399 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CORINIUM MUSHROOMS LTD→ 15696742 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CROCUS FARMING LIMITED→ 12153366 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400
Registered office
Barrow Farm House Manton
Marlborough
Wiltshire
SN8 1PS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
OLIVER, Dougal Ambrose→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2021-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OLIVER, David→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2007-03-30 · resigned 2021-10-04
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (52 total)
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-26