Ahb Forestry Limited
ActiveLiveAhb Forestry Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 10 May 2021 (5 years ago), with its registered office in Hexham, North East. The company operates in Agriculture & fishing.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
From Ahb Forestry Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2022-05-31. As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing agriculture & fishing business in North East, in a market growing 5.2% a year and tracking below the national rate here. Every signal in the model was measurable for this company.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts were due 29 Feb 2024 and are not on the register — about 2 years 7 months late.
What this means for you: Overdue filings are the first thing a new supplier will notice — raise it gently, it shows you did your homework.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
Rows marked Not checked are excluded from the score rather than assumed — the missing weight shows up as lower confidence, not as a worse company.
Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing more slowly in North East than the national average — expect tighter local competition.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (40 codes)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 41 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1North East is a very high-density market for agriculture & fishing, with about 184,435 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is slower than the national average here (+4.6% vs +5.2%), suggesting a maturing local market.
- 3Around 16,181 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 41% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (86) — not the full 54/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grovekey Limited 02952206 · SIC 02100 | 25 Jul 1994 | North East | Active | 100 |
| Mark Connelly Conservation LTD 08343567 · SIC 02100 | 31 Dec 2012 | North East | Active | 100 |
| Viking Forestry Limited 12190717 · SIC 02100 | 05 Sept 2019 | North West | Active | 95 |
| Tetbury Forestry Limited 09560429 · SIC 02100 | 24 Apr 2015 | South West | Active | 100 |
| LTC Hire & Commercial LTD 12183374 · SIC 02100 | 02 Sept 2019 | North West | Active | 95 |
| Almond Arb & Ecology Limited 15733474 · SIC 02100 | 21 May 2024 | East Midlands | Active | 69 |
| Bartholomew Partnership LTD. SC249250 · SIC 02100 | 12 May 2003 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Cambrian Woodlands Limited 03197845 · SIC 02100 | 13 May 1996 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Space For Grace Limited 11986361 · SIC 02100 | 09 May 2019 | East Midlands | Active | 97 |
| Steers Place Land Limited 07438778 · SIC 02100 | 12 Nov 2010 | South East | Active | 100 |
| C M Mepham Limited 04824870 · SIC 02100 | 08 Jul 2003 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Fair Wind (N.I.) Limited NI620049 · SIC 02100 | 27 Aug 2013 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| Esus Forestry And Woodlands Limited 03073804 · SIC 02100 | 28 Jun 1995 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Gilgarran Estates Limited 05893064 · SIC 02100 | 01 Aug 2006 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Burgess Forestry LTD 11337918 · SIC 02100 | 01 May 2018 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Neil Townley Limited 05578433 · SIC 02100 | 29 Sept 2005 | North West | Active | 100 |
| JDM Woodland Management Limited SC565261 · SIC 02100 | 06 May 2017 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Custom Cutters Tree Specialists Limited 06000265 · SIC 02100 | 16 Nov 2006 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Forrest Estate Limited SC138789 · SIC 02100 | 11 Jun 1992 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| NRG Arborists LTD 15758655 · SIC 02100 | 03 Jun 2024 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 69 |
| Bespoke Forestry LTD 14854888 · SIC 02100 | 08 May 2023 | East of England | Active | 74 |
| Scottish Woodlands Limited SC101787 · SIC 02100 | 10 Nov 1986 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Adl Agricultural Limited 10895048 · SIC 02100 | 02 Aug 2017 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Apex Environmental Limited 08518402 · SIC 02100 | 07 May 2013 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received a strike-off notice without being dissolved.
- Status change / strike-offDissolved compulsory strike off suspended14 May 2024
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory09 Apr 2024
- Registered office changedChange registered office address company with date old address new address19 Jan 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates19 Jan 2023
- Ownership (PSC) changeNotification of a person with significant control18 Jan 2023
- Change person director company with change date18 Jan 2023
- Officer resignedCessation of a person with significant control18 Jan 2023
- Officer resignedCessation of a person with significant control18 Jan 2023
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date18 Jan 2023
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts22 Nov 2022
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Company details
- Company
- Ahb Forestry Limited
- Number
- 13383382
- Registered office
- Mallan House, Bridge End Industrial Estate, Hexham, NE46 4DQ
- Incorporated
- 10 May 2021
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 02100 — SIC division 02
- Status
- Active
- Region
- North East · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 29 Feb 2024
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 02 Feb 2024
Connected companies
Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
Who runs and owns it
- Created
- 25 Aug 2021
- Registered
- 25 Aug 2021
- Persons entitled
- Dsl Business Finance LTD
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