TREETAPE UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC661500 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-19
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01300
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01610Support activities for crop production
  • 02100SIC 02100
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, 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 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
£0
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£0£0
Current assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-08-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-05-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-16
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2023-04-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2023-03-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-09-20
    ➖
    ASHBY, Angela Catherine resigned
    director
  14. 2022-09-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-02-14
    ➖
    FRASER, Brian Donald resigned
    director
  18. 2022-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-05-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TREETAPE UK LTD
  20. 2020-05-19
    ➕
    ASHBY, Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2020-05-19
    ➕
    ASHBY, Angela Catherine appointed
    director
  22. 2020-05-19
    ➕
    FRASER, Brian Donald appointed
    director
  23. 2020-05-19
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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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Ashby
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/05/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Angela Catherine Ashbyceased 20/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2020-05-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01300 — SIC 01300

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ASHBY, Michael→
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-05-19
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Active
ASHBY, Angela Catherine→
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-05-19 · resigned 2022-09-20
Resigned
FRASER, Brian Donald→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-05-19 · resigned 2022-02-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-05-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-16