BROAD LANE FARM LTD

🌳Matureactive
06863842 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-31
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£244.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 35110SIC 35110
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
45 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
82
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 £244,417

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£244k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↑ 357% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£49k£98k£147k£196k£244kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£247.9k£214.8k
Current assets£21.3k£4.7k
Net assets£244.4k£214.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-12-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-13
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  14. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-15
    ➕
    AKERMAN, George Lawrence appointed
    director
  16. 2019-08-15
    ➕
    AKERMAN, Jennifer Frances appointed
    director
  17. 2019-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-08-15
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-12-31
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  20. 2009-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As BROAD LANE FARM LTD
  21. 2009-03-31
    ➕
    AKERMAN, David Eric appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Eric Akerman
Individual · English · DOB 04/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Flat 12 378 Clapham Road
London
SW9 9AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

AKERMAN, David Eric→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-03-31
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AKERMAN, George Lawrence→
director · ~31y · appointed 2019-08-15
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AKERMAN, Jennifer Frances→
director · ~33y · appointed 2019-08-15
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Active

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Recent filings (45 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23