A P LAND SURVEYS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07046879 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees600500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2016-08-01
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2015-10-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-09-24
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-04-01
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    PEARCE, Rebecca appointed
    director
  17. 2014-04-01
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    PITCHER, Hilary Claire appointed
    director
  18. 2009-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As A P LAND SURVEYS LIMITED
  19. 2009-10-16
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    PITCHER, Hilary appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-10-16
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    PEARCE, Adam John Peel appointed
    director
  21. 2009-10-16
    ➕
    PITCHER, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Michael Pitcher
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Adam John Peel Pearce
Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

21 Grandisson Drive
Ottery St Mary
Devon
EX11 1JD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

PITCHER, Hilary→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-16
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Active
PEARCE, Adam John Peel→
director · ~45y · appointed 2009-10-16
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Active
PEARCE, Rebecca→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active
PITCHER, Andrew→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-10-16
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Active
PITCHER, Hilary Claire→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-20