FOREST HILL FARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07979329 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-07
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Post-harvest crop activities
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees2200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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  2. 2026-02-12
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  4. 2025-04-16
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  5. 2024-03-25
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  6. 2023-05-30
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  7. 2023-03-02
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  11. 2022-05-09
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  12. 2022-02-17
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  13. 2021-05-26
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  14. 2021-03-30
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  15. 2020-05-28
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  16. 2020-02-25
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  17. 2019-05-09
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  18. 2018-10-11
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    KERR, Andrew John, Mr. resigned
    director
  19. 2012-03-07
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    Company incorporated
    As FOREST HILL FARMS LIMITED
  20. 2012-03-07
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    KERR, Simon Jonathan appointed
    director
  21. 2012-03-07
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    KERR, Tamsyn Kathryn Lucy appointed
    director
  22. 2012-03-07
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    KERR, Andrew John, Mr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.

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 14 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Jonathon Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • The Executors Of Andrew John Kerrceased 30/03/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Andrew John Kerrceased 11/10/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2012-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01630 — Post-harvest crop activities

Registered office

Forest Hill Farm
Marlborough
Wiltshire
SN8 3HN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

KERR, Simon Jonathan→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-03-07
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KERR, Tamsyn Kathryn Lucy→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-03-07
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Active
KERR, Andrew John, Mr.→
director · ~80y · appointed 2012-03-07 · resigned 2018-10-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-09