ACER TREE SPECIALISTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
07653419 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-01
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£273.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £272,960

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£273k
Current Assets
£304k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-30
Total assets£281.8k
Current assets£303.6k
Net assets£273.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-06-12
    ➕
    O'CONNOR, Daniel appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2020-11-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2020-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2017-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2011-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ACER TREE SPECIALISTS LTD
  20. 2011-06-01
    ➕
    O'CONNOR, Kate appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Daniel O'Connor
Individual · English · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Kate O'Connor
Individual · English · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2011-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

4 Sulleys Hill
Lower Raydon
Ipswich
IP7 5QQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

O'CONNOR, Daniel→
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-06-12
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Active
O'CONNOR, Kate→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-06-01
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Recent filings (41 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-18