COLLEGE PLANTATION STRIP COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07788831 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-09-27
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
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-08-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-08-10
    LITTLE, Stephen James appointed
    director
  6. 2024-08-10
    SPEIGHT, Rosemary resigned
    director
  7. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  14. 2018-05-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-04-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-04-26
    TUCK, Caroline Emily appointed
    director
  17. 2018-04-26
    KAVANAGH, Sharon Elisabeth resigned
    director
  18. 2017-10-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2017-10-11
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-10-22
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-10-12
    KAVANAGH, Paul Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2016-10-12
    KAVANAGH, Sharon Elisabeth appointed
    director
  23. 2016-01-01
    ROBERTS, Hugh Benedict Polmear appointed
    director
  24. 2016-01-01
    TOGSVERD, Mikkel appointed
    director
  25. 2015-12-31
    KING, Peter Graham resigned
    director
  26. 2014-09-20
    EASOM, Margaret resigned
    director
  27. 2011-09-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COLLEGE PLANTATION STRIP COMPANY LIMITED
  28. 2011-09-27
    POULTON, Hugh appointed
    director
  29. 2011-09-27
    WHETTON, Christopher appointed
    director
  30. 2011-09-27
    EASOM, Margaret appointed
    director
  31. 2011-09-27
    KAVANAGH, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  32. 2011-09-27
    KING, Peter Graham appointed
    director
  33. 2011-09-27
    SPEIGHT, Rosemary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2011-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Driftway House Coleheath Bottom
Speen
Princes Risborough
Buckinghamshire
HP27 0SZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (6 active · 5 resigned)

LITTLE, Stephen James
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-08-10
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Active
POULTON, Hugh
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-09-27
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Active
ROBERTS, Hugh Benedict Polmear
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-01-01
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Active
TOGSVERD, Mikkel
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-01-01
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Active
TUCK, Caroline Emily
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-04-26
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Active
WHETTON, Christopher
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-09-27
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Active
EASOM, Margaret
director · ~91y · appointed 2011-09-27 · resigned 2014-09-20
Resigned
KAVANAGH, Paul Andrew
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-09-27 · resigned 2016-10-12
Resigned
KAVANAGH, Sharon Elisabeth
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-10-12 · resigned 2018-04-26
Resigned
KING, Peter Graham
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-09-27 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned
SPEIGHT, Rosemary
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-09-27 · resigned 2024-08-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-11