BLACKACRE FARM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00864243 · ltd · incorporated 1965-11-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 53.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 53.4y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 53.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-28🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-03-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-15🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2024-03-15🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2024-03-15🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-03-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-01-31➖WOOD, Daniel James resigneddirector
- 2010-07-01➕WOOD, Judith Ann appointeddirector
- 1999-10-27➕WOOD, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 1992-09-29🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC.
- 1990-08-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1979-01-03🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1973-11-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1973-01-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1965-11-17🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACKACRE FARM LIMITED
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 61 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Timothy Brown Wood Individual · British · DOB 04/1943 · age 83 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1965-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Blackacre Farm Wood Lane
North Cheriton
Templecombe
Somerset
BA8 0AS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
WOOD, Judith Ann→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2010-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Daniel James→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 1999-10-27 · resigned 2013-01-31
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC. | Mortgage. | 1 property | 29/09/1992 | 15/03/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/08/1990 | 15/03/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 03/01/1979 | 15/03/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 26/11/1973 | 28/03/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 02/01/1973 | 15/03/2024 |
Recent filings (116 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-05