ARCHER FARMING COMPANY
🌳Matureactive
10171983 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2016-05-10
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 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
30 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2024-10-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2024-04-06✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2016-05-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCHER FARMING COMPANY
- 2016-05-10➕ARCHER, Bernadette appointeddirector
- 2016-05-10➕ARCHER, Philip John appointeddirector
- 2016-05-10➕ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointeddirector
- 2016-05-10➖ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigneddirector
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARCHER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 Philip John Archer Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/05/2016 |
Mrs Bernadette Archer Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2016-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420
Registered office
Bank Farm
Hollins Lane
Marbury
Cheshire
SY13 4LN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ARCHER, Bernadette→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2016-05-10
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ARCHER, Philip John→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-05-10
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ROUND, Jonathon Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2016-05-10 · resigned 2016-05-10
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/10/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/09/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-22