B POWELL FORESTRY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07175549 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-03
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£1.22M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02200
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,223,720
Cash YoY
-6%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£392k
↓ 5.8% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Assets
£872k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.17M | £2.06M |
| Current assets | £871.8k | £788.8k |
| Cash | £392.1k | £416.4k |
| Debtors | £246.2k | £137.3k |
| Net assets | £1.22M | £1.16M |
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
2
filings
- • 1 capital
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 capital
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2026-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-27➕AMOS-POWELL, Teresa appointeddirector
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs B POWELL FORESTRY LIMITED
- 2010-03-03➕POWELL, Baden Edward Christopher appointeddirector
- 2010-03-03➕DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann appointednominee-director
- 2010-03-03➖DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "POWELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- 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 Baden Edward Christopher Powell Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02200 — SIC 02200
Registered office
Pinewood Lodge
Woodbrook
Kington
Herefordshire
HR5 3HB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
AMOS-POWELL, Teresa→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2026-03-27
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POWELL, Baden Edward Christopher→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIES, Elizabeth Ann→
Resignednominee-director · ~69y · appointed 2010-03-03 · resigned 2010-03-03
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Recent filings (37 total)
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2026-04-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-28