ORCHARD VENTURE CAPITAL LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 6.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.4y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £3.35M | £355.7k |
| Net assets | £27.67M | £26.27M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-06➕BELL, Caroline Audrey appointeddirector
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-02-15🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Martin Bell
- 2021-02-09📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2021-02-09📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2021-02-09⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2021-02-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-12-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-12-18🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Martin Bell
- 2020-12-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Martin Bell
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-11-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-11-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2019-11-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2019-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2013-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ORCHARD VENTURE CAPITAL LIMITED
- 2013-01-21➕DRYSDALE, Joseph Mark appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-21➕BELL, Martin appointeddirector
- 2013-01-21➕DRYSDALE, Joseph Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high · 1 lowFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2021-02-09: legacy
Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Orchard Corporate Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Orchard Corporate Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/10/2019 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Castle View Corporate Holdings Limitedceased 31/10/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Castle View Ventures Limitedceased 10/10/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Joseph Mark Drysdaleceased 06/04/2016· board control · significant influence · firm interest
- Mr Martin Bellceased 06/04/2016· board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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9 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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See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Martin Bell | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/02/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Martin Bell | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Martin Bell | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/11/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/11/2019 | — |