FERN ACRE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14717864 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-09
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-01-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-09🏢Company incorporatedAs FERN ACRE LIMITED
- 2023-03-09➕SMALL, Jennifer appointedsecretary
- 2023-03-09➕MACLEOD, Andrew, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2023-03-09➕SHEERAN, Declan appointeddirector
- 2023-03-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Johannes Burger Individual · Austrian · DOB 08/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/03/2023 |
Mr Eric Wallace Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/03/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr. Philip Morganceased 15/03/2026· 25-50% shares
- Mr Nigel Patrick Gray Boardmanceased 19/10/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr Paul Carrollceased 09/03/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Registered office
Vienna House
Starley Way
Birmingham
B37 7GN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MACLEOD, Andrew, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-03-09
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SHEERAN, Declan→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-03-09
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Recent filings (12 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-09