CIELIVESTOCK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09922986 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-12-18

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01629

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

84 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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 · FRS 102

Loss-making

Loss before tax £36,323

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Profit before tax	£-36.3k
Average employees	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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officers · AP01
2026-01-27
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MCLEAN, Steven James appointed
director
2025-10-07
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2025-04-02
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address · AD01
2025-04-02
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officers · AP01
2025-04-02
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officers · TM01
2025-03-28
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LEA, Jonathan David appointed
director
2025-03-28
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BICKNELL, Philip James resigned
director
2024-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
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officers · TM01
2024-06-20
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2024-04-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-20
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2024-04-20
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2024-04-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-01
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BENNETT, Timothy Mark resigned
director
2024-04-01
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FELL, Fiona Catherine resigned
director
2024-04-01
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HENNING, Charles John resigned
director
2024-04-01
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LAVERY, Ursula resigned
director
2024-04-01
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MAJOR, Nicholas Charles resigned
director
2024-04-01
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MCKELLAR, Quintin Archibald, Professor resigned
director
2024-03-19
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QUINN, Peter appointed
director
2024-03-19
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BICKNELL, Philip James appointed
director
2023-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
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THROUP, Sophie Florence resigned
director
2018-04-18
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MCKELLAR, Quintin Archibald, Professor appointed
director
2017-09-11
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HUNTER, Ann Jacqueline, Professor resigned
director
2016-09-30
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BENNETT, Timothy Mark appointed
director
2016-09-30
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CAINES, Andrew William resigned
director
2016-09-30
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FELL, Fiona Catherine appointed
director
2016-09-30
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GREEN, Martin Jeremy, Professor resigned
director
2016-09-30
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HENNING, Charles John appointed
director
2016-09-30
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HUME, David Arthur resigned
director
2016-09-30
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HUNTER, Ann Jacqueline, Professor appointed
director
2016-09-30
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KANELLOS, Theofanis, Dr resigned
director
2016-09-30
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LAVERY, Ursula appointed
director
2016-09-30
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LEE, Michael Richard, Professor resigned
director
2016-09-30
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MADDOCKS, Charlotte Elizabeth resigned
director
2016-09-30
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MAGOWAN, Elizabeth resigned
director
2016-09-30
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MATTHEWS, Kimberley Richard resigned
director
2016-09-30
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MILEHAM, Alan John resigned
director
2016-09-30
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MILLER, Helen Margaret resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 67 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Uk Agri-Tech Centre Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Uk Agri-Tech Centre Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CIELIVESTOCK LIMITED

This company · 09922986

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Uk Agri-Tech Centre Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/04/2024

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2015-12-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629

Registered office

Ciel - Ukatc - Innovation Centre Innovation Way

Heslington

York

YO10 5DG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-04

Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)

LEA, Jonathan David→

director · ~68y · appointed 2025-03-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCLEAN, Steven James→

director · ~59y · appointed 2026-01-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

QUINN, Peter→

director · ~61y · appointed 2024-03-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BENNETT, Timothy Mark→

director · ~73y · appointed 2016-09-30 · resigned 2024-04-01

Resigned

BICKNELL, Philip James→

director · ~52y · appointed 2024-03-19 · resigned 2025-03-28

Resigned

CAINES, Andrew William→

director · ~71y · appointed 2016-02-25 · resigned 2016-09-30

Resigned

FELL, Fiona Catherine→

director · ~64y · appointed 2016-09-30 · resigned 2024-04-01

Resigned

GARNETT, Margaret Anne→

director · ~65y · appointed 2015-12-18 · resigned 2016-02-25

Resigned

GREEN, Martin Jeremy, Professor→

director · ~63y · appointed 2016-02-25 · resigned 2016-09-30

Resigned

HENNING, Charles John→

director · ~68y · appointed 2016-09-30 · resigned 2024-04-01

Resigned

HUME, David Arthur→

director · ~73y · appointed 2016-02-25 · resigned 2016-09-30

Resigned

HUNTER, Ann Jacqueline, Professor→

director · ~70y · appointed 2016-09-30 · resigned 2017-09-11

Resigned

KANELLOS, Theofanis, Dr→

director · ~60y · appointed 2016-02-25 · resigned 2016-09-30

Resigned

LAVERY, Ursula→

director · ~64y · appointed 2016-09-30 · resigned 2024-04-01

Resigned

LEE, Michael Richard, Professor→

director · ~50y · appointed 2016-02-25 · resigned 2016-09-30

Resigned

MADDOCKS, Charlotte Elizabeth→

director · ~39y · appointed 2016-02-25 · resigned 2016-09-30

Resigned

MAGOWAN, Elizabeth→

director · ~49y · appointed 2016-02-25 · resigned 2016-09-30

Resigned

MAJOR, Nicholas Charles→

director · ~65y · appointed 2016-02-25 · resigned 2024-04-01

Resigned

MATTHEWS, Kimberley Richard→

director · ~58y · appointed 2016-02-25 · resigned 2016-09-30

Resigned

MCKELLAR, Quintin Archibald, Professor→

director · ~68y · appointed 2018-04-18 · resigned 2024-04-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

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officers · AP01

2026-02-25

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-07

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-04-02

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-04-02

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-04-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-11-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-06-20

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-06-20

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officers · TM01

2024-06-20

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officers · TM01

2024-06-20

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officers · TM01

2024-06-20

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officers · TM01

2024-06-20

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officers · AP01

2024-06-20