ADVANCED TREE SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03358569 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-23
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.
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 02200SIC 02200
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 28.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2023Apr 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-04-302023-04-30

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

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Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-24
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  2. 2024-04-30
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  3. 2024-01-12
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  4. 2023-09-07
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    address · AD01
  5. 2023-04-30
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    MITCHELL, Yvonne Louise resigned
    secretary
  6. 2023-01-18
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  7. 2022-01-31
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  8. 2021-04-28
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  9. 2020-01-30
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  10. 2019-01-29
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  11. 2018-01-10
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  12. 2016-11-02
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  13. 2016-05-11
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  14. 2016-01-27
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  15. 2015-04-28
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  17. 2014-05-03
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  18. 2007-02-20
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    EDWARDS, Dale resigned
    director
  19. 2007-02-20
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    MITCHELL, Yvonne Louise resigned
    director
  20. 2007-02-20
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    SAWYER, Robert resigned
    director
  21. 2007-02-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2004-04-07
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    EDWARDS, Dale appointed
    director
  23. 2004-04-07
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    MITCHELL, Yvonne Louise appointed
    director
  24. 2004-04-07
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    SAWYER, Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2003-03-06
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    CORMACK, Alastair Duncan Bissett resigned
    secretary
  26. 2003-03-06
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    MITCHELL, Yvonne Louise appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-03-06
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    CORMACK, Alastair Duncan Bissett resigned
    director
  28. 2001-04-06
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    CORMACK, Alastair Duncan Bissett appointed
    secretary
  29. 2001-04-06
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    WHITE, Yvonne Louise resigned
    secretary
  30. 1997-08-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  31. 1997-05-16
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    MITCHELL, Daron Gilliatt appointed
    director
  32. 1997-05-16
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    WHITE, Yvonne Louise appointed
    secretary
  33. 1997-05-16
    ➖
    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1997-05-16
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    SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1997-05-14
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    CORMACK, Alastair Duncan Bissett appointed
    director
  36. 1997-04-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED TREE SERVICES LIMITED
  37. 1997-04-23
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    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1997-04-23
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    SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Daron Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

438 Streatham High Road
London
SW16 3PX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-07
Last: 2025-04-23

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

MITCHELL, Daron Gilliatt→
director · ~59y · appointed 1997-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORMACK, Alastair Duncan Bissett→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2003-03-06
Resigned
MITCHELL, Yvonne Louise→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-06 · resigned 2023-04-30
Resigned
WHITE, Yvonne Louise→
secretary · appointed 1997-05-16 · resigned 2001-04-06
Resigned
SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-23 · resigned 1997-05-16
Resigned
CORMACK, Alastair Duncan Bissett→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-05-14 · resigned 2003-03-06
Resigned
EDWARDS, Dale→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-04-07 · resigned 2007-02-20
Resigned
MITCHELL, Yvonne Louise→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-04-07 · resigned 2007-02-20
Resigned
SAWYER, Robert→
director · ~45y · appointed 2004-04-07 · resigned 2007-02-20
Resigned
SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-04-23 · resigned 1997-05-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Charge of deposit1 property15/02/2007—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property12/08/1997—
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Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-13
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accounts · AA
2020-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-09