10C HARVIST ROAD LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13457695 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-15
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
50
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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
1 year 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 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 10C HARVIST ROAD LIMITED
- 2021-06-15➕COWAN, Jane appointeddirector
- 2021-06-15➕COWAN, Roland Denis appointeddirector
- 2021-06-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hugo Cowan Individual · British · DOB 08/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/06/2021 |
Aurelia Cowan Individual · British · DOB 12/1999 · age 27 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/06/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
101 New Cavendish Street
1st Floor South
London
W1W 6XH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
COWAN, Roland Denis→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2021-06-15
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Recent filings (20 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-16