AB AGRI LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00193800 · ltd · incorporated 1923-11-16

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 28.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10910

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.3y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 28.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

45 officers (6 active, 45 linked, 37 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

237 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (105 events)Click to expand

2026-01-23
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accounts · AA
2025-12-09
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officers · CH01
2025-12-01
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officers · TM01
2025-11-30
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KIRIAKOPOULOS, Kostantinos Jim resigned
director
2025-11-20
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officers · AP01
2025-11-19
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CLARKE, James appointed
director
2025-03-06
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accounts · AA
2025-03-04
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officers · TM01
2025-02-28
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GURVIS, Scott Michael resigned
director
2024-07-19
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HEATH, Simon Mark resigned
director
2024-07-19
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officers · TM01
2024-04-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-29
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BURROWS, Heidi Marie, Dr appointed
director
2024-04-29
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WELLOCK, Ian Jeffrey, Dr resigned
director
2024-01-22
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accounts · AA
2023-12-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-23
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HOOPES, Joshua Kevin resigned
director
2023-08-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-05
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officers · AP01
2023-05-04
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BROWN, Kelly appointed
director
2023-02-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
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KIRIAKOPOULOS, Kostantinos Jim appointed
director
2022-05-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
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accounts · AA
2021-01-11
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CAHILL, Raymond Gerrard appointed
secretary
2021-01-11
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COOPER, Richard Graham resigned
director
2021-01-11
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FERNANDEZ LLARENA, Juan Ignacio resigned
director
2021-01-11
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officers · AP03
2020-12-24
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SCHOFIELD, Rosalyn Sharon resigned
secretary
2020-09-21
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FERNANDEZ LLARENA, Juan Ignacio appointed
director
2020-07-16
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WELLOCK, Ian Jeffrey, Dr appointed
director
2020-04-14
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CROSS, Alistair Graham resigned
director
2019-11-30
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MURPHY, Alan resigned
director
2019-05-08
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MARTEL, Pascal appointed
director
2019-05-08
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HOOPES, Joshua Kevin appointed
director
2019-03-28
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CLOKE, Richard Charles resigned
director
2019-03-28
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GURVIS, Scott Michael appointed
director
2018-04-18
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MARTINEZ PLATA, Jorge Erick resigned
director
2018-01-11
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NOBRE, José Jorge appointed
director
2018-01-11
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YIEND, David Jonathan Douglas resigned
director
2016-12-31
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VAN STEKELENBURG, Bernardus Johannes Maria resigned
director
2014-06-02
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CROSS, Alistair Graham appointed
director
2014-05-27
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VAN STEKELENBURG, Bernardus Johannes Maria appointed
director
2013-09-30
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ALLEN, Mark Barry Lindon resigned
director
2012-08-24
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WILLIAMS, Gerald Owain resigned
director
2012-08-01
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HEATH, Simon Mark appointed
director
2012-08-01
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MARTINEZ PLATA, Jorge Erick appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

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

Group structure

A.B.F. Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A.B.F. Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AB AGRI LIMITED

This company · 00193800

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
A.B.F. Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1923-11-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10910 — SIC 10910

Registered office

Weston Centre

10 Grosvenor Street

London

W1K 4QY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-27

Last: 2026-05-13