CITY SUBURBAN TREE SURGEONS (RECYCLING) LIMITED
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -68% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-5.2k | £15.0k |
| Current assets | £22.5k | £45.3k |
| Cash | £4.6k | £14.4k |
| Debtors | £17.8k | £30.9k |
| Net assets | £-7.9k | £13.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-19➕WICKHAM, Adrian Cedric appointeddirector
- 2022-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs CITY SUBURBAN TREE SURGEONS (RECYCLING) LIMITED
- 2022-12-22➕FARRENS, Kahl Scott appointeddirector
- 2022-12-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-04
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adrian Cedric Wickham Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 31/12/2022 |
Mr Kahl Scott Farrens Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/12/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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