AMITY ARBORISTS LTD

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08594969 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-03
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£34.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: medium (78/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £34,497
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,811 YoY
Cash YoY
-16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£46k
↓ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£34k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£46k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£24k£36k£48k£60kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£34.5k£54.2k
Current assets£46.0k£60.1k
Cash£46.0k£54.9k
Debtors—£5.1k
Net assets£34.5k£51.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-20
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-11-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2019-09-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2019-04-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-18
    ➖
    GRAPES, Simon John resigned
    director
  18. 2013-07-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMITY ARBORISTS LTD
  19. 2013-07-03
    ➕
    STEARN, Benjamin David appointed
    director
  20. 2013-07-03
    ➕
    GRAPES, Simon John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 Ben Stearn
Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Simon Grapesceased 18/09/2017· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

Little Barn Finningham Road
Old Newton
Stowmarket
Suffolk
IP14 4EG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STEARN, Benjamin David→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-07-03
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Active
GRAPES, Simon John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-07-03 · resigned 2017-09-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09