HIGHFIELD TREES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08683975 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£12.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01250
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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 £11,963
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,977 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£12k£24k£36k£48k£60kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£12.0k£16.9k
Current assets£26.6k£59.7k
Net assets£12.0k£16.9k

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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  2. 2024-06-30
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2022-06-30
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  5. 2021-06-30
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  6. 2020-09-30
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  7. 2019-06-30
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  8. 2018-10-27
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  9. 2018-10-27
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  10. 2018-10-27
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  11. 2018-08-02
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  12. 2018-08-02
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  13. 2018-08-02
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  14. 2018-07-23
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    WARD, David resigned
    director
  15. 2018-06-30
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  16. 2017-10-16
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  18. 2017-08-31
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    PRESLEY, Patrycja appointed
    secretary
  19. 2017-08-31
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    SAUL-PRIOR, Rebecca Teresa resigned
    secretary
  20. 2016-09-01
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    COPLEY, Andrew Charles resigned
    director
  21. 2016-09-01
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    WARD, David appointed
    director
  22. 2013-09-10
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    Company incorporated
    As HIGHFIELD TREES LIMITED
  23. 2013-09-10
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    LODGE, Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2013-09-10
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    PRESLEY, Nicholas Weston appointed
    director
  25. 2013-09-10
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    SAUL-PRIOR, Rebecca Teresa appointed
    secretary
  26. 2013-09-10
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    COPLEY, Andrew Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Lodge
Individual · British · DOB 01/1945 · age 81
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/08/2016
Mr Nicholas Weston Presley
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Wardceased 23/07/2018· 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
Incorporated2013-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01250 — SIC 01250

Registered office

Highfield Farm Westfield Lane
Kirk Smeaton
Pontefract
WF8 3LT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

PRESLEY, Patrycja→
secretary · appointed 2017-08-31
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Active
LODGE, Anthony→
director · ~81y · appointed 2013-09-10
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Active
PRESLEY, Nicholas Weston→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAUL-PRIOR, Rebecca Teresa→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-10 · resigned 2017-08-31
Resigned
COPLEY, Andrew Charles→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-09-10 · resigned 2016-09-01
Resigned
WARD, David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2018-07-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

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2023-09-24
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2023-06-30
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2022-09-14
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2022-06-30
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2021-09-13
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2021-06-30
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2020-09-30
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2020-09-24
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2019-09-23
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2019-06-30
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officers · CH03
2018-10-27