2020 TREE CARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12326445 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-21
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£9.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,175

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£6k£7k£9kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£9.2k£7.0k
Current assets£7.7k£4.7k
Net assets£9.2k£7.0k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-02-25
    HILL, David resigned
    director
  6. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-04-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-04-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-04-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-11-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 2020 TREE CARE LIMITED
  17. 2019-11-21
    HILL, Oliver David appointed
    director
  18. 2019-11-21
    HILL, David appointed
    director
  19. 2019-11-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2019-11-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2019-11-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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 David Hill
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
2550%
25-50% shares21/11/2019
Mr Oliver David Hill
Individual · British · DOB 12/1992 · age 34
2550%
25-50% shares21/11/2019

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
Incorporated2019-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

Suite K, Priest House
1624 High Street
Knowle, Solihull
West Midlands
B93 0JU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HILL, Oliver David
director · ~34y · appointed 2019-11-21
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Active
HILL, David
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-11-21 · resigned 2025-02-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31