SOIL MOISTURE RETENTION SOMELCO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09890185 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-26
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
22 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
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-26🏢Company incorporatedAs SOIL MOISTURE RETENTION SOMELCO LIMITED
- 2015-11-26➕HEAD, Henry Michael appointeddirector
- 2015-11-26➕PATERSON, Robert Anthony Vattay appointeddirector
- 2015-11-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Henry Michael Head Individual · British · DOB 09/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/10/2016 |
Mr Robert Anthony Vattay Paterson Individual · British · DOB 08/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| GARDENS OF EDEN LIMITED→ 14163694 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| GREAT STOCKINGS LIMITED→ 16366082 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GREEN AGRICULTURAL GROUP LIMITED→ 10871388 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| GREEN URBAN LONDON LTD→ 13153096 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| GREENSMITHS LIMITED→ 13539234 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| HAM MANOR FARMS LIMITED→ 00614997 · est 1958 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 67y | — | — |
| HESMONDS STUD LIMITED→ 07362725 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| HIGHDEN EQUINE LIMITED→ 10933231 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| HOOFTEC ONLINE LTD→ 17083357 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOPPINGS SOFTWOOD PRODUCTS LIMITED→ 00287879 · est 1934 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 91y | — | — |
| HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL DRONE SERVICES LTD→ 15840621 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| HUBBARD FISHERIES LTD→ 11708269 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production
Registered office
Tottingly, West Walberton Lane
Walberton
Arundel
W.Sussex
BN18 0QS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HEAD, Henry Michael→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2015-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATERSON, Robert Anthony Vattay→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2015-11-26
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-03