CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC529752 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£696.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01630Post-harvest crop activities
- 77310Renting and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £696,237
Cash YoY
+61%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£580k
↑ 61% YoY
Net Worth
£696k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 69% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £785.2k | £600.4k |
| Current assets | £1.15M | £683.7k |
| Cash | £580.4k | £359.9k |
| Debtors | £574.2k | £323.8k |
| Net assets | £696.2k | £505.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-27➕ALEXANDER, Nicola appointedsecretary
- 2018-08-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-10-27➕HOGG, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2016-10-27➕LOGAN, Duncan appointeddirector
- 2016-10-27➕LOGAN, George Reid appointeddirector
- 2016-10-27➖MCCANDLISH, Andrew Snodgrass resigneddirector
- 2016-03-15🏢Company incorporatedAs CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
- 2016-03-15➕HAMILTON, Robert appointeddirector
- 2016-03-15➕MCCANDLISH, Andrew Snodgrass appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Hamilton Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production
Registered office
Number Nine Weston Brae
Annbank
Ayr
KA6 5EY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
Active
HAMILTON, Robert→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-03-15
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HOGG, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2016-10-27
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LOGAN, Duncan→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-10-27
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LOGAN, George Reid→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2016-10-27
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MCCANDLISH, Andrew Snodgrass→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2016-03-15 · resigned 2016-10-27
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-11