AKERS LAND & ECOLOGY LTD
🌳Matureactive
08238264 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-03
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£1.99M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,991,124
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£76k
Net Worth
£2.0m
Current Assets
£2.1m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.02M | — |
| Current assets | £2.08M | — |
| Cash | £75.6k | — |
| Debtors | £1.99M | — |
| Net assets | £1.99M | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-02-10📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-02-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-02-10📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-02-06➕GILL, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-13➕AKERS, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2012-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs AKERS LAND & ECOLOGY LTD
- 2012-10-03➕AKERS, Rohan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AKERS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Rohan Akers Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Nicola Akers Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities
Registered office
1 Grass Garth Farm Hallam Lane
Askwith, Otley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS21 2HU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
AKERS, Nicola→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2015-10-13
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AKERS, Rohan→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-10-03
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GILL, Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-02-06
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Recent filings (40 total)
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officers · AP01
2026-02-04
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capital · SH01
2026-02-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-10
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-02-10
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-02-10
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-18