GREEN VALLEY ARBORISTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09495360 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£5.38M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -58% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
34 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,378,890
Cash draining
Cash down 58% YoY
Cash YoY
-58%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£441k
↓ 58% YoY
Net Worth
£5.4m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£3.4m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1.1m£2.2m£3.2m£4.3m£5.4mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£6.71M£6.17M
Current assets£3.38M£3.41M
Cash£440.6k£1.05M
Debtors£2.94M£2.36M
Net assets£5.38M£4.87M

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

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2 signals 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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-01-01
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    TIPLADY, Edward Kenneth appointed
    director
  4. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-02-12
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    SEXTON, Darren Arthur appointed
    director
  7. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-02
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  11. 2021-04-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2021-04-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
  13. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-01
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    KENDALL, Luke Scott appointed
    director
  17. 2018-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2018-08-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2018-03-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2015-06-15
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    WHITAKER, Ian William appointed
    director
  22. 2015-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As GREEN VALLEY ARBORISTS LTD
  23. 2015-03-17
    ➕
    WALTON, Samuel Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mr Samuel Robert Walton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Ian William Whitaker
Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

Horley Green House
Horley Green Road
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX3 6AS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

KENDALL, Luke Scott→
director · ~34y · appointed 2019-09-01
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Active
SEXTON, Darren Arthur→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-02-12
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Active
TIPLADY, Edward Kenneth→
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-01-01
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Active
WALTON, Samuel Robert→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-03-17
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Active
WHITAKER, Ian William→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-06-15
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
A registered charge—06/04/2021—
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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-06-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-22