CONTINENTAL HARVEST CO. LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15639739 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-12
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£822.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01280SIC 01280
- 01500SIC 01500
- 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £822,432
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.1m
Net Worth
£822k
Current Assets
£6.1m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.30M |
| Current assets | £6.10M |
| Cash | £2.15M |
| Debtors | £2.65M |
| Net assets | £822.4k |
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
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-04-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-01➕HAMZA, Ayeni, Bolaji, Sir appointedsecretary
- 2026-04-01➖AYENI, Bolaji Hamza, Sir resigneddirector
- 2025-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-05-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-01➕KEDIDI, Sami appointedsecretary
- 2024-12-31➕COMERIO DE HOLANDA, Jean appointeddirector
- 2024-12-31➖KEDIDI, Nizar, Sir resigneddirector
- 2024-12-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-01➕AYENI, Bolaji Hamza, Sir appointeddirector
- 2024-07-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-17➖COMERIO DE HOLANDA, Jean resignedsecretary
- 2024-07-17➖COMERIO DE HOLANDA, Jean resigneddirector
- 2024-07-17➕KEDIDI, Nizar, Sir appointeddirector
- 2024-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-12🏢Company incorporatedAs CONTINENTAL HARVEST CO. LTD
- 2024-04-12➕COMERIO DE HOLANDA, Jean appointedsecretary
- 2024-04-12➕COMERIO DE HOLANDA, Jean appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jean Comerio De Holanda Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/12/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Sir Bolaji Hamza Ayeniceased 17/01/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Sir Nizar Kedidiceased 31/12/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Jean Comerio De Holandaceased 17/07/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
HAMZA, Ayeni, Bolaji, Sir→
Activesecretary · appointed 2026-04-01
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Active
COMERIO DE HOLANDA, Jean→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-12-31
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COMERIO DE HOLANDA, Jean→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-04-12 · resigned 2024-07-17
AYENI, Bolaji Hamza, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-10-01 · resigned 2026-04-01
COMERIO DE HOLANDA, Jean→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-04-12 · resigned 2024-07-17
KEDIDI, Nizar, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-07-17 · resigned 2024-12-31
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-05-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-16