ARBORIUM EUROPE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07606146 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-15
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£196.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
32 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 £195,959
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£196k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£135k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £196.0k | £195.8k |
| Current assets | £135.3k | £121.1k |
| Net assets | £196.0k | £195.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-26➖ASHWORTH, Michael resignedsecretary
- 2011-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ARBORIUM EUROPE LIMITED
- 2011-04-15➕WILDE, Lawrence Albert appointeddirector
- 2011-04-15➕ASHWORTH, Michael appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lawrence Albert Wilde Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 15/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Agriculture · TA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & G HARDWICK LIMITED→ 06156899 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| A & J FARMING LIMITED→ 08956396 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| AAM FARMS→ 10661969 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ADAM PITTS CHICKENS LIMITED→ 06864289 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ALSTONE CT FARM LTD→ 14779814 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ARBORICARE LIMITED→ 05742952 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ARBORTECH PROFESSIONAL TREE SERVICES LTD→ 03841771 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| ATDUNN LIMITED→ 16824340 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATG AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED→ 15573214 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AVIS AGRI LTD→ 17115888 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVON BULBS LIMITED→ 04749778 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| B AND W FEEDS (MOBILE) LIMITED→ 03538194 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400
Registered office
C/O Ashworth & Co Old Fairfield
Brompton Regis
Dulverton
Somerset
TA22 9NL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
WILDE, Lawrence Albert→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2011-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASHWORTH, Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-04-15 · resigned 2014-01-26
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-17