FROM SPRING HILL C.I.C.
🌳Matureactive
08871353 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-31
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-94.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 03220SIC 03220
- 16290SIC 16290
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £94,925
Cash YoY
+116%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£788
↑ 116% YoY
Net Worth
-£95k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 72% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-94.9k | £-84.8k |
| Current assets | £6.6k | £3.8k |
| Cash | £788 | £365 |
| Debtors | £5.8k | £3.4k |
| Net assets | £-94.9k | £-84.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-11-18➖NICHOLSON, Alison resigneddirector
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-08-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-05-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-15➕ROBINS, Daniel Charles Stuart appointeddirector
- 2017-06-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-04-11📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2017-04-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2014-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs FROM SPRING HILL C.I.C.
- 2014-01-31➕O'DELL, Oliver James appointeddirector
- 2014-01-31➕NICHOLSON, Alison appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 12 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Oliver James O'Dell Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Alison Nicholsonceased 20/04/2018· 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD CONVERTORS LIMITED→ 03714220 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| FOREST FARM COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT LTD→ 11791639 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| FOREST HILL FARMS LIMITED→ 07979329 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| FOREST WILD TREES LTD→ 15018993 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| G WARREN & SONS LTD→ 12334240 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| GANDALF GRAIN DRIERS LIMITED→ 02991106 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| GARRETT FARRIERY SERVICES LIMITED→ 09592048 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| GASTARDCOURT LIMITED→ 16499124 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GATCOMBE FARM LIMITED→ 15712665 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GENESIS HORSES LTD→ 16392729 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GF & RG HODDINOTT LIMITED→ 03732623 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| GH, VM & RA PEARCE LTD→ 12489981 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130
Registered office
Holly Tree Cottage Shrivenham Road
Longcot
Faringdon
Oxfordshire
SN7 7TL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
O'DELL, Oliver James→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBINS, Daniel Charles Stuart→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NICHOLSON, Alison→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2014-01-31 · resigned 2019-11-18
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Recent filings (35 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-31