A & B PICKTHALL

🌳Matureactive

09149730 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2014-07-28

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01410

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

18 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand

2016-06-06
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2015-07-28
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annual-return · AR01
2014-09-17
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accounts · AA01
2014-08-11
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officers · TM01
2014-08-11
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officers · AP01
2014-08-11
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officers · AP01
2014-08-11
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address · AD01
2014-07-28
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Company incorporated
As A & B PICKTHALL
2014-07-28
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PICKTHALL, Adam John appointed
director
2014-07-28
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PICKTHALL, Bernard Kenneth appointed
director
2014-07-28
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ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointed
director
2014-07-28
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ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigned
director
2014-07-28
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

89/100

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 "PICKTHALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 Adam John Pickthall Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Bernard Kenneth Pickthall Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-unlimited

Incorporated2014-07-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410

Registered office

Bradley Farm

Hincaster

Milnthorpe

Cumbria

LA7 7ND

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-15

Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

PICKTHALL, Adam John→

director · ~63y · appointed 2014-07-28

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Active

PICKTHALL, Bernard Kenneth→

director · ~59y · appointed 2014-07-28

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Active

ROUND, Jonathon Charles→

director · ~67y · appointed 2014-07-28 · resigned 2014-07-28

Resigned

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