AMW ARBOREAL LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC383286 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-06
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£7.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £7,732
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
↑ 530% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-05 | 2023-08-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.2k | £10.8k |
| Current assets | £34.7k | £28.1k |
| Net assets | £7.7k | £1.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AMW ARBOREAL LTD.
- 2010-08-06➕MARK, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2010-08-06➕WALKER, Jonathan Charles appointeddirector
- 2010-08-06➕TRAINER, Peter appointedsecretary
- 2010-08-06➖TRAINER, Peter resignedsecretary
- 2010-08-06➕MCINTOSH, Susan appointeddirector
- 2010-08-06➖MCINTOSH, Susan resigneddirector
- 2010-08-06➕TRAINER, Peter appointeddirector
- 2010-08-06➖TRAINER, Peter resigneddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Charles Walker Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/08/2023 |
Mr Andrew Mark Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities
Registered office
Second Floor Airbles House
270 Airbles Road
Motherwell
ML1 3AT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-05
Last made up to: 2024-08-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
MARK, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2010-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALKER, Jonathan Charles→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TRAINER, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-08-06 · resigned 2010-08-06
MCINTOSH, Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2010-08-06 · resigned 2010-08-06
TRAINER, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2010-08-06 · resigned 2010-08-06
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/11/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-03