100 PENNY ACRE LIMITED

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09402780 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£105.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £105,026

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£105k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£21k£42k£63k£84k£105kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£107.8k£77.2k
Current assets£26.1k£22.1k
Net assets£105.0k£70.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-21
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  3. 2024-05-13
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  4. 2022-10-31
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  5. 2022-10-26
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2019-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-31
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  12. 2016-10-31
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    address · AD01
  13. 2016-10-13
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  14. 2016-03-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2015-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As 100 PENNY ACRE LIMITED
  17. 2015-01-22
    SMITH, John Tobias appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-03

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Tobias Smith
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
75100%
75-100% shares31/12/2016

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
Incorporated2015-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

Pembroke Lodge
3 Pembroke Road
Ruislip
HA4 8NQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-03OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SMITH, John Tobias
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-01-22
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-29