ALAN GRIFFITHS TURF AND FORESTRY LTD

🌳Matureactive

08881247 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-07

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

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

£14.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01190

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

02100SIC 02100

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £14,720

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£15k

↑ 169% YoY

Current Assets

£6k

↓ 58% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28
Total assets	£14.7k	£5.5k
Current assets	£6.4k	£15.0k
Net assets	£14.7k	£5.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-11-18
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2024-11-01
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accounts · AA
2023-10-23
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accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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accounts · AA
2021-11-24
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accounts · AA
2021-01-21
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accounts · AA
2019-11-20
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accounts · AA
2018-11-02
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accounts · AA
2018-02-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-11-29
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accounts · AA
2017-04-18
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GRIFFITHS, Liam resigned
director
2017-04-18
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officers · TM01
2016-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-02-18
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annual-return · AR01
2015-10-07
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accounts · AA
2015-10-07
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address · AD01
2014-02-07
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Company incorporated
As ALAN GRIFFITHS TURF AND FORESTRY LTD
2014-02-07
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GRIFFITHS, Alan appointed
director
2014-02-07
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GRIFFITHS, Collette appointed
director
2014-02-07
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GRIFFITHS, Liam appointed
director

Owner dependency

96/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GRIFFITHS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan Griffiths Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Collete Griffiths Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Liam Griffithsceased 21/03/2017· significant influence

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

Incorporated2014-02-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01190 — SIC 01190

Registered office

Little Ferny Knoll Cottage Ferny Knoll Road

Rainford

St. Helens

Merseyside

WA11 7TQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-15

Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GRIFFITHS, Alan→

director · ~69y · appointed 2014-02-07

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Active

GRIFFITHS, Collette→

director · ~65y · appointed 2014-02-07

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Active

GRIFFITHS, Liam→

director · ~41y · appointed 2014-02-07 · resigned 2017-04-18

Resigned

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