GLOBAL HARVEST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07139277 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£10.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10390
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,916
Net assets shrinking
Down £471 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£11k
↓ 4.1% YoY
Current Assets
£68k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£40k£61k£81k£101kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£30.2k£19.9k
Current assets£68.4k£101.0k
Cash—£20.4k
Debtors£21.3k£56.9k
Net assets£10.9k£11.4k

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2025-12-04
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-19
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  5. 2023-12-06
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  6. 2022-12-20
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  7. 2021-12-17
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  8. 2020-07-27
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  9. 2019-11-25
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  10. 2018-11-27
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  11. 2017-12-14
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  12. 2017-02-24
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2016-12-22
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  14. 2016-04-18
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  15. 2016-02-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-11-20
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    HUNTER, Alison Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  17. 2015-11-20
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    STYLER, Madeleine Veronica resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-01-01
    ➕
    STEVENS, Stuart Russell appointed
    director
  19. 2010-01-28
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    Company incorporated
    As GLOBAL HARVEST LIMITED
  20. 2010-01-28
    ➕
    MASON, David appointed
    director
  21. 2010-01-28
    ➕
    STYLER, Madeleine Veronica appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Mason
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10390 — SIC 10390

Registered office

Unit 8 Brickfield Business Park
Gillingham
Dorset
SP8 4PX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HUNTER, Alison Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2015-11-20
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Active
MASON, David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-01-28
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Active
STEVENS, Stuart Russell→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-01-01
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Active
STYLER, Madeleine Veronica→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-28 · resigned 2015-11-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
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accounts · AA
2023-12-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
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accounts · AA
2022-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-30