TREES ARE US LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC658080 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: 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.

Company profile
address, 1 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees9700

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-02-09
    ➖
    WHITE, Sandra Jane resigned
    director
  11. 2022-01-19
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    WHITE, Sandra Jane appointed
    director
  12. 2022-01-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-09-11
    ➖
    WHITE, Sandra Jane resigned
    director
  16. 2021-03-23
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  17. 2021-03-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2021-03-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-03-19
    ➕
    WIGHT, Duncan Fyfe appointed
    director
  20. 2021-03-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-03-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TREES ARE US LIMITED
  22. 2020-03-23
    ➕
    WHITE, Sandra Jane appointed
    director
  23. 2020-03-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Duncan Fyfe Wight
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control19/03/2021
Ms Sandra Jane White
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/03/2020

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
Incorporated2020-03-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

Rosewood
Raemoir Road
Banchory
AB31 4ET
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WIGHT, Duncan Fyfe→
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-03-19
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Active
WHITE, Sandra Jane→
director · ~65y · appointed 2022-01-19 · resigned 2022-02-09
Resigned
WHITE, Sandra Jane→
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-03-23 · resigned 2021-09-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-19