APPLECROSS FARM LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-5.5k | £3.5k |
| Current assets | £8.5k | £10.4k |
| Net assets | £-7.1k | £-736 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 change-of-name
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-30✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-08-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-06➕LITTLER, Joanne Ruth appointeddirector
- 2019-01-18🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLECROSS FARM LTD
- 2019-01-18➕ROBERTS, Frederic George David appointeddirector
- 2019-01-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-01-30: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Frederic George David Roberts Individual · British · DOB 03/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/01/2019 |
Miss Joanne Ruth Littler Individual · British · DOB 10/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/01/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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