ARBOR AGRICULTURE LIMITED

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10777232 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£68.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47760SIC 47760
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 5.8y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £68,061
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,320 YoY
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£68k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£255k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£64k£129k£193k£257k£322kMar 2023Mar 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-312023-03-28
Total assets£201.3k£286.3k
Current assets£254.8k£321.5k
Cash£18.2k£21.1k
Debtors£236.6k£300.4k
Net assets£68.1k£95.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2025-06-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-07-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2022-01-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-01-19
    LYLE, Samuel Joseph resigned
    director
  13. 2021-03-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2020-07-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  16. 2020-07-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2020-07-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2020-07-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  19. 2020-07-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  20. 2020-06-30
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2020-06-26
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  22. 2019-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-05-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARBOR AGRICULTURE LIMITED
  24. 2017-05-18
    LYLE, Joshua James appointed
    director
  25. 2017-05-18
    LYLE, Samuel Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-28

Group structure

J & S Lyle Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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J & S Lyle Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ARBOR AGRICULTURE LIMITED
This company · 10777232

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
J & S Lyle Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

C/O Parker Cavendish, Suite 301, Stanmore Business And Innovation Centre
Howard Road
Stanmore
Middlesex
HA7 1FW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LYLE, Joshua James
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-05-18
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Active
LYLE, Samuel Joseph
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-05-18 · resigned 2022-01-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge24/07/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge24/07/202028/07/2020
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge26/06/2020
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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-24