AG DJ BROWN FORESTRY CONTRACTORS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15044239 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-02
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£120
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
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
13 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 £120

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£120
Current Assets
£120
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-31
Total assets£120
Current assets£120
Net assets£120

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-09-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-09-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-09-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2023-09-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-09-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-09-19
    ➕
    NEILSON, Jennie appointed
    director
  11. 2023-09-19
    ➖
    NEILSON, Dylan resigned
    director
  12. 2023-08-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AG DJ BROWN FORESTRY CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  13. 2023-08-02
    ➕
    NEILSON, Simon John appointed
    director
  14. 2023-08-02
    ➕
    NEILSON, Dylan appointed
    director
  15. 2023-08-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — NEILSON, Simon John (same surname) appointed 2023-08-02. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon John Neilson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/08/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Dylan Neilsonceased 19/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

Farthingworth
4 Lynford Road
Mundford
Norfolk
IP26 5HN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

NEILSON, Jennie→
director · ~73y · appointed 2023-09-19
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Active
NEILSON, Simon John→
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-08-02
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Active
NEILSON, Dylan→
director · ~23y · appointed 2023-08-02 · resigned 2023-09-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-02