ARBORCURE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08705525 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-25
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£243.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £243,425
Cash YoY
+62%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£123k
↑ 62% YoY
Net Worth
£243k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£444k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £358.8k | £333.1k |
| Current assets | £444.2k | £357.6k |
| Cash | £122.6k | £75.4k |
| Debtors | £319.6k | £280.8k |
| Net assets | £243.4k | £199.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Shire Invoice Finance Limited
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-09-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ARBORCURE LIMITED
- 2013-09-25➕DEAN, John Richard appointeddirector
- 2013-09-25➕NEALE, Matthew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Arborcure Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Arborcure Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ARBORCURE LIMITED
This company · 08705525
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arborcure Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/11/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Richard Deanceased 11/11/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr Matthew Nealceased 11/11/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7TH RISE NATURE RECOVERY CIC→ 17128917 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| A. L. SAYERS (HOLBETON) LIMITED→ 00656560 · est 1960 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 66y | — | — |
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| ADAM ATKINSON LIMITED→ 07952223 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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| BARTON FARMS (SW) LTD→ 16860819 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| BEAVER TEETH SERVICES LIMITED→ 10664783 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400
Registered office
C/O Synergy Chartered Accountants Unit 6 Block 2 Barrack Court
4a William Prance Road
Plymouth
Devon
PL6 5ZD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DEAN, John Richard→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2013-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEALE, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2013-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Shire Invoice Finance Shire Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/11/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (34 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23