C. ORCHARD COLLECTIVE ASHBURTON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07825440 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-27
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£44.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01621
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £44,670

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£45k
↑ 6.6% YoY
Current Assets
£190
↑ 81% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£45kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£44.7k£41.9k
Current assets£190£105
Net assets£44.7k£41.9k

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 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-04
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  2. 2024-07-20
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  3. 2024-07-15
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  4. 2024-07-05
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    BARKHAM, John Patrick, Dr resigned
    director
  5. 2023-06-27
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  6. 2022-07-20
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  7. 2021-07-13
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  8. 2020-08-04
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  9. 2019-07-04
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  10. 2018-08-20
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  11. 2017-07-18
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  12. 2016-07-15
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  13. 2015-11-04
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  14. 2015-06-04
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  15. 2014-11-16
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  16. 2014-07-20
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  17. 2013-02-26
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    ASHTON, Jane Somerville resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-02-26
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    DORE, Peter, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 2011-12-15
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    DORE, Peter, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2011-11-16
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    AL FULAIJ, Saleh appointed
    director
  21. 2011-11-16
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    BARKHAM, John Patrick, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2011-10-27
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    Company incorporated
    As C. ORCHARD COLLECTIVE ASHBURTON LIMITED
  23. 2011-10-27
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    ASHTON, Jane Somerville appointed
    director
  24. 2011-10-27
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    HARRIS, Philippa Mary appointed
    director
  25. 2011-10-27
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    ASHTON, Jane Somerville appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 76 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01621 — SIC 01621

Registered office

Hillcrest
Bowden Hill
Ashburton
TQ13 7EA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

AL FULAIJ, Saleh→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHTON, Jane Somerville→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-10-27
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Active
HARRIS, Philippa Mary→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-10-27
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Active
ASHTON, Jane Somerville→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-27 · resigned 2013-02-26
Resigned
BARKHAM, John Patrick, Dr→
director · ~84y · appointed 2011-11-16 · resigned 2024-07-05
Resigned
DORE, Peter, Dr→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-12-15 · resigned 2013-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-04