ANNETTS & ORCHARD LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11503291 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-07
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.
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees800800

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2019-05-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2019-05-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2019-04-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2019-01-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2019-01-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-01-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-01-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2019-01-10
    ➕
    CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2019-01-10
    ➕
    ORCHARD, Tom appointed
    director
  20. 2019-01-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2018-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ANNETTS & ORCHARD LTD
  22. 2018-08-07
    ➕
    ORCHARD, Paul Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ORCHARD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Tom Orchard
Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/01/2019
Mr Paul Anthony Orchard
Individual · British · DOB 12/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/08/2018

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
Incorporated2018-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

St Mary's House
Netherhampton
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP2 8PU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-01-10
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Active
ORCHARD, Paul Anthony→
director · ~73y · appointed 2018-08-07
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Active
ORCHARD, Tom→
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-01-10
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-04