A PEARSON GROWERS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06532564 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-12
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
£6.54M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01190
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).
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Refinance opportunity
14 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 15.6y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)
90
Directors & officers
25 officers (1 active, 25 linked, 19 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
141 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Loss-making
Loss before tax £7,888,038
Slipped into loss
Moved from profit to loss this year
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6.54M | — |
| Gross profit | £-177.0k | — |
| Operating profit | £-7.55M | — |
| Profit before tax | £-7.89M | £2.33M |
| Average employees | 200 | 3900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (97 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30➖HOULT, David Keith resignedsecretary
- 2026-06-30➖HOULT, David Keith resigneddirector
- 2026-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-01-20➕HUSSAIN, Nasair appointeddirector
- 2026-01-20➖HARRIS, Julian Paul resigneddirector
- 2026-01-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-07🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited as Security Agent
- 2025-04-07🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Sme Invoice Finance Limited
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-09🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2024-08-09🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2024-08-09🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2024-07-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-26🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Sme Invoice Finance Limited
- 2024-07-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-24🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2024-05-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-09🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2024-03-12➖ALLEN, Paul Martin resigneddirector
- 2024-03-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-03➖PEARSON, Mark Alan resigneddirector
- 2023-04-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-19➕HOULT, David Keith appointedsecretary
- 2023-04-19➖PHIBBS, John Edward resignedsecretary
- 2023-04-19➕ALLEN, Paul Martin appointeddirector
- 2023-04-19➕HOULT, David Keith appointeddirector
- 2023-04-19➖PHIBBS, John Edward resigneddirector
- 2022-12-21➕HARRIS, Julian Paul appointeddirector
- 2022-12-21🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Iow Squirrel Limited
- 2022-12-21🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2021-07-02➕PHIBBS, John Edward appointedsecretary
- 2021-07-02➖SADLER, Steve resignedsecretary
- 2019-12-18🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2019-12-18🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2019-12-18🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2019-12-18🔓Charge satisfied #4
Showing most recent 50 of 97 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
2 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: HOULT, David Keith resigned 2026-06-30; HARRIS, Julian Paul resigned 2026-01-20; HOULT, David Keith resigned 2026-06-30
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
A Pearson Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
A Pearson Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A PEARSON GROWERS LIMITED
This company · 06532564
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A Pearson Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Agriculture · PO postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.E. BROWN (FARMS) LIMITED→ 00457089 · est 1948 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 77y | — | — |
| A.G. PHILLIPS & SON LIMITED→ 01602404 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
| A.H.BROWN(HAYLING ISLAND)LIMITED→ 00508016 · est 1952 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 73y | — | — |
| ADAM ROLLS TREE SERVICES LTD→ 13552762 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AEOLUS GROUP LIMITED→ 10960511 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AFTON PARK LIMITED→ 05651509 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| AGF GROUNDWORKS LIMITED→ 13513976 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AGRIKING LIMITED→ 03250500 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| ALAN BRIND TREE SERVICES LTD→ 07267935 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ALDSWORTH FARM LIMITED→ 06453668 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ALSOILS + LTD→ 05699001 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ALWAYS SUNNY LTD→ 14077599 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
11 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01190 — SIC 01190
Registered office
Unit 1 Chichester Food Park
Bognor Road
Chichester
West Sussex
PO20 1NW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (1 active · 24 resigned)
HUSSAIN, Nasair→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2026-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EDWARDS, Simon Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-12 · resigned 2010-12-15
HAWORTH, Ashley Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-11-08 · resigned 2019-09-20
HOULT, David Keith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-04-19 · resigned 2026-06-30
LEIGH, Amanda Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-12-15 · resigned 2017-11-08
PHIBBS, John Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-07-02 · resigned 2023-04-19
SADLER, Steve→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-09-20 · resigned 2021-07-02
ALLEN, Paul Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-04-19 · resigned 2024-03-12
BALDWIN, Chris→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2012-04-04 · resigned 2017-11-08
EDWARDS, Simon Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2010-12-15 · resigned 2015-01-12
FLUX, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-04-04 · resigned 2017-11-08
HARRIS, Julian Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2022-12-21 · resigned 2026-01-20
HAWORTH, Ashley Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2017-04-18 · resigned 2019-09-20
HOULT, David Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-04-19 · resigned 2026-06-30
LEIGH, Amanda Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2011-05-13 · resigned 2017-11-08
LOWTHER, Wendy→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2008-03-12 · resigned 2009-10-02
LOWTHER, Wendy→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2008-03-12 · resigned 2010-12-15
MOUG, Peter Boyd→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2017-11-08 · resigned 2018-06-30
PEARSON, David→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-12-15 · resigned 2017-11-08
PEARSON, Mark Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2010-12-15 · resigned 2023-05-03
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Mortgages & charges
14
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:14 of 14 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Glas Trust Corporation as Security Agent Glas Trust Corporation Limited as Security Agent | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Sme Invoice Finance Sme Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Sme Invoice Finance Sme Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/07/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/05/2024 | 09/08/2024 | |
| satisfied | Iow Squirrel Iow Squirrel Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 21/12/2022 | 24/07/2024 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/12/2022 | 09/08/2024 | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/12/2019 | 09/08/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lendnet (OC390920) Lendnet LLP (OC390920) | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/02/2019 | 18/12/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lendnet (OC390920) Lendnet LLP (OC390920) | A registered charge | 3 properties | 15/02/2019 | 18/12/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/07/2016 | 18/12/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 08/07/2016 | 18/12/2019 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (T/a Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank) | Legal charge | 2 properties | 29/06/2012 | 20/07/2016 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (T/a Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank) | Guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 29/06/2012 | 20/07/2016 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/12/2010 | 20/07/2016 |
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Recent filings (141 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-26