DAVID HART (SALTWAY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09357542 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-16
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Average employees200

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-15
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-26
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-01
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    MASON, Lucy Mary appointed
    director
  5. 2024-11-01
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    RICHARDS, James Shirley Hart appointed
    director
  6. 2024-11-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-11-01
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-11-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-10-03
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  10. 2022-09-30
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  11. 2021-12-20
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  12. 2020-10-21
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  13. 2019-09-23
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  14. 2018-09-28
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  15. 2017-12-14
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  16. 2016-09-15
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  17. 2016-01-05
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  18. 2014-12-16
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    Company incorporated
    As DAVID HART (SALTWAY) LIMITED
  19. 2014-12-16
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    RICHARDS, Gillian Amelia appointed
    director
  20. 2014-12-16
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Paul David Hart appointed
    director
  21. 2014-12-16
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    SABAN, Joanna appointed
    director
  22. 2014-12-16
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    SABAN, Joanna resigned
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

25/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RICHARDS, James Shirley Hart (same surname) appointed 2024-11-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mrs Gillian Amelia Richards
Individual · British · DOB 07/1941 · age 85
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2016
Mr Paul David Hart Richards
Individual · British · DOB 01/1939 · age 87
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Upper Berrow Farm Berrow Hill
Feckenham
Redditch
Worcestershire
B96 6QS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

MASON, Lucy Mary→
director · ~57y · appointed 2024-11-01
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Active
RICHARDS, Gillian Amelia→
director · ~85y · appointed 2014-12-16
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Active
RICHARDS, James Shirley Hart→
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-11-01
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Active
RICHARDS, Paul David Hart→
director · ~87y · appointed 2014-12-16
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Active
SABAN, Joanna→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-12-16 · resigned 2014-12-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-23