Project Meadow – Highly profitable 1,000 acres organic meat farm

Price: POA

Business name Project Meadow
Location Czech Republic
Short description Meadow is a c.1,000 acres, highly profitable and operationally excellent organic meat farm
Turnover £300,000
Growth y-o-y 5%
EBITDA N/A
Operating profit £180,000
Assets £3,900,000
Net debt £0
Employees 3 full-time, 7 seasonally

Investment highlights

Fantastic growth investment; current market value of assets of c.£3.9m growing at a minimum of 5% per year (the assets are still only at c.40% value of the same assets in neighbouring Germany) Extremely efficient and operationally excellent organic farm with stable cash flows and growth Owns a water well and has unlimited access to water supply free of charge Owns electrical access point tower – electrical power station potential (subject to permission)

Business details

  • Founded in 1996, Meadow is a family-owned organic meat farm based in the Czech Republic
  • The farm sells organic beef cattle (c.150 animals, breed Charolais and Limousine) and sheep (c.400 animals, breed Texl and Schwarzkopf)
  • Operates on 988 acres of grassland out of which c.568 acres (c.60%) are fully owned by Meadow or directly by Shareholder 2 (who leases to the farm), and c.420 acres (c.40%) are leased indefinitely from third parties by the farm (with 2-5 years notice periods)
  • Owns four stables for animals, a total of 37,680sqft
    • Three equally sized stables for beef cattle 32,300sqft
    • One stable for sheep 5,380sqft
  • Owns a large hay barn 35,315 cubic feet (46 feet ceiling height)
  • Owns electrical access point tower – electrical power station potential (subject to permission)
  • Owns a water well and has unlimited access to water supply free of charge
  • Owns end-to-end agricultural machinery allowing for complete operational self-sufficiency
  • Receives EU subsidies since 2004, however, is operationally completely self-sufficient from its earned income
  • Total revenue in 2023 was c.£300k and adjusted operating profit was c.£180k (ie. c.60% adj. operating profit margin)

 

Key facts about Czech Republic

  • EU member since 2004
  • NATO member since 1999
  • Stable political situation (strong coalition led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala). New president elected last year, Petr Pavel, has also underpinned this stability
  • Current inflation is 2.2% (June 2024)
  • Current Central Bank base rate is 4.75% and is on a decreasing trajectory (June 2024)
  • Independent Central Bank (currency is Czech Crown)
  • Germany is the Czech Republic’s most important foreign trade partner, followed by the Slovak Republic and Poland
  • Other key investment advantages include geographical location in the centre of Europe, the good level of telecommunication development, a stable energy supply, a high level of employee training and a reliable level of legal certainty

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