AGRICULTURAL CROP SPRAYERS (NOTTINGHAM) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00616879 · ltd · incorporated 1958-12-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 66.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 6 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
6 live charges · oldest 66.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 66.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
108 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | -800 | 600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-03-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-03-03➕LINCOLN-DAVIS, Johanna appointeddirector
- 2020-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-26📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-02-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-22➕LINCOLN-DAVIS, Johanna appointedsecretary
- 2020-01-22➖DAVIS, Mary Angela resignedsecretary
- 2019-04-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-03-31➖KING, Michael Edward resigneddirector
- 1998-09-04➖DAVIS, Robert resigneddirector
- 1996-10-25➖DAVIS, John Colin resignedsecretary
- 1996-10-25➕DAVIS, Mary Angela appointedsecretary
- 1996-10-25➖DAVIS, John Colin resigneddirector
- 1996-03-01➖DAVIS, James Charles resigneddirector
- 1977-05-24🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1975-03-05🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1974-01-31🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1963-12-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1963-05-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1960-02-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1958-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AGRICULTURAL CROP SPRAYERS (NOTTINGHAM) LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 68 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 low6 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon John Davis Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1958-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Toadhall
Pollards Lane
Southwell
Nottinghamshire
NG25 0TL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
LINCOLN-DAVIS, Johanna→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LINCOLN-DAVIS, Johanna→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIS, John Colin→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-10-25
DAVIS, Mary Angela→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-10-25 · resigned 2020-01-22
DAVIS, James Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 1996-03-01
DAVIS, John Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 1996-10-25
DAVIS, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 1998-09-04
KING, Michael Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2007-03-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
6
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Sub charge | 1 property | 24/05/1977 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Mortgage | 2 properties | 05/03/1975 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Sub-charge | 1 property | 31/01/1974 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 11/12/1963 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 01/05/1963 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 08/02/1960 | — |
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Recent filings (108 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-03-06