ACKERLEY AGRI LTD

🌱Startupactive
17040431 · ltd · incorporated 2026-02-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: 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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACKERLEY AGRI LTD
  2. 2026-02-18
    ACKERLEY, Matthew Richard appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-18
    ACKERLEY, Samuel David appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-18
    ACKERLEY, William Jonathan appointed
    director
  5. 2026-02-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 "ACKERLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Richard Ackerley
Individual · British · DOB 10/1995 · age 31
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/02/2026
Mr Samuel David Ackerley
Individual · British · DOB 12/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/02/2026
Mr William Jonathan Ackerley
Individual · British · DOB 11/2000 · age 26
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/02/2026

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
Incorporated2026-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

1 Londesborough Road
Market Weighton
York
East Riding Of Yorkshire
YO43 3AZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-18
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ACKERLEY, Matthew Richard
director · ~31y · appointed 2026-02-18
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Active
ACKERLEY, Samuel David
director · ~33y · appointed 2026-02-18
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Active
ACKERLEY, William Jonathan
director · ~26y · appointed 2026-02-18
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Active

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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-02-18