ARBORIUM NORTH AMERICA LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06497302 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-07
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£91.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
37 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £91,555
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£92k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Current Assets
£106k
↑ 3.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £91.6k | £87.8k |
| Current assets | £105.6k | £102.3k |
| Net assets | £91.6k | £87.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ARBORIUM NORTH AMERICA LIMITED
- 2008-02-07➕ASHWORTH, Michael Grahame appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-07➕WILDE, Lawrence Albert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 62. 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 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 Lawrence Albert Wilde Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Agriculture · TA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & G HARDWICK LIMITED→ 06156899 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| A & J FARMING LIMITED→ 08956396 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| A.S. MAITLAND (FARMS) LIMITED→ 01205106 · est 1975 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 51y | — | — |
| AAM FARMS→ 10661969 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ADAM PITTS CHICKENS LIMITED→ 06864289 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| AGRI GV SOLUTIONS LTD→ 16678217 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALSTONE CT FARM LTD→ 14779814 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ARBORICARE LIMITED→ 05742952 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ARBORIUM EUROPE LIMITED→ 07606146 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ARBORTECH PROFESSIONAL TREE SERVICES LTD→ 03841771 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| ASHWOOD POULTRY LIMITED→ 10507978 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ATDUNN LIMITED→ 16824340 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400
Registered office
C/O Ashworth & Co, Old Fairfield
Brompton Regis
Dulverton
Somerset
TA22 9NL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ASHWORTH, Michael Grahame→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILDE, Lawrence Albert→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2008-02-07
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Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-12