HERBERT WHITE & SONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08438470 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-11
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01300
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees700700

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-02-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2025-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2025-01-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2024-08-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2024-05-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2024-03-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2023-07-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2023-07-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-09-30
    ➖
    BARKER, Sarah resigned
    director
  21. 2014-10-01
    ➕
    BARKER, Sarah appointed
    director
  22. 2014-10-01
    ➖
    WHITE, Emma resigned
    director
  23. 2013-04-01
    ➕
    WHITE, Alec Nathan appointed
    director
  24. 2013-04-01
    ➖
    WHITE, Alec Nathan resigned
    director
  25. 2013-04-01
    ➕
    WHITE, Emma appointed
    director
  26. 2013-04-01
    ➕
    HARMONDSWORTH GROUP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2013-04-01
    ➖
    HARMONDSWORTH GROUP LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2013-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As HERBERT WHITE & SONS LIMITED
  29. 2013-03-11
    ➕
    WHITE, Alec Nathan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WHITE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alec Nathan White
Individual · English · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Emma Whiteceased 07/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01300 — SIC 01300

Registered office

Ajr & Co
Queen Catherine Road
Buckingham
Buckinghamshire
MK18 2PZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WHITE, Alec Nathan→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKER, Sarah→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-10-01 · resigned 2015-09-30
Resigned
WHITE, Alec Nathan→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-03-11 · resigned 2013-04-01
Resigned
WHITE, Emma→
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned
HARMONDSWORTH GROUP LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2013-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-21