ACADEMY FOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07334905 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-08-03
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£73.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01490
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01700SIC 01700
- 85510Sports and recreation education
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 3 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 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 £73,928
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£74k
↑ 3.4% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £73.9k | £71.5k |
| Current assets | £6.3k | £8.2k |
| Net assets | £73.9k | £71.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-12➕ROBINSON, Moira Calla appointeddirector
- 2021-10-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-31➕ROBINSON, Susan Lynn appointeddirector
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-09➖ROBINSON, Susan Lynn resigneddirector
- 2020-10-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2011-08-03➕ROBINSON, Susan Lynn appointeddirector
- 2010-10-15➖STEWART, James resigneddirector
- 2010-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMY FOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION LIMITED
- 2010-08-03➕ROBINSON, Simon Denniss John appointedsecretary
- 2010-08-03➕ROBINSON, Simon Denniss John appointeddirector
- 2010-08-03➕STEWART, James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Denniss John Robinson Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68 | — | — | board controlboard control | 03/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01490 — SIC 01490
Registered office
Stockley Cottage
Batcombe
Shepton Mallet
Somerset
BA4 6AA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
ROBINSON, Simon Denniss John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-08-03
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ROBINSON, Moira Calla→
Activedirector · ~87y · appointed 2021-10-12
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ROBINSON, Simon Denniss John→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2010-08-03
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ROBINSON, Susan Lynn→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-05-31
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ROBINSON, Susan Lynn→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-08-03 · resigned 2020-10-09
STEWART, James→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-08-03 · resigned 2010-10-15
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-09