TREE HUGGER & SON TREE SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC678285 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-21
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£19.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,030
Cash YoY
+699%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27k
↑ 699% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↑ 3617% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 122% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£21.6k£7.8k
Current assets£26.9k£12.1k
Cash£26.9k£3.4k
Debtors£26£8.8k
Net assets£19.0k£512

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-02-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-11-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-10-31
    ➖
    PATTERSON, Andrew resigned
    director
  8. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TREE HUGGER & SON TREE SERVICES LIMITED
  12. 2020-10-21
    ➕
    PATTERSON, Ross appointed
    director
  13. 2020-10-21
    ➕
    PATTERSON, Andrew appointed
    director
  14. 2020-10-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ross Patterson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1989 · age 37
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/10/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Pattersonceased 31/10/2024· 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
Incorporated2020-10-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Farries, Kirk & Mcvean Dumfries Enterprise Park
Heathhall
Dumfries
DG1 3SJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PATTERSON, Ross→
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-10-21
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Active
PATTERSON, Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-10-21 · resigned 2024-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22