MYTHOLM FORESTRY LTD.

💤Zombieactive
13953145 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-03
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£21.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
14 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,190
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,887 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£14k£20k£27k£34kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£21.2k£29.1k
Current assets£19.8k£34.1k
Net assets£21.2k£29.1k

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

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 (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-01-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-02-22
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  9. 2022-04-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MYTHOLM FORESTRY LTD.
  11. 2022-03-03
    HOWORTH, Robin Nicholas appointed
    director
  12. 2022-03-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robin Nicholas Howorth
Individual · English · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

The Garden Office, 1
West View
Hebden Bridge
HX7 6DH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HOWORTH, Robin Nicholas
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-03-03
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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-02-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-03