AGRIPOWER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01020808 · ltd · incorporated 1971-08-13
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 45.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81300Landscape service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 45.6y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 45.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
119 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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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 · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees2500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-10-02
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  3. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-09
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-03-03
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    HOLMES, Grant Nigel resigned
    director
  8. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  10. 2018-10-03
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  11. 2017-11-21
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2017-07-14
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-10-04
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-09-10
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-10-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2009-09-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2009-03-09
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    GREAVES, Michael Hindley resigned
    director
  20. 2009-03-01
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    ANDERSON, Jeremy Fergus appointed
    director
  21. 2008-07-01
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    PLUMMER, Gary Christopher appointed
    director
  22. 2008-03-01
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    LONGDIN, Roger Desmond appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-03-01
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    PRATER, Roger Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-07-20
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    LONGDIN, Graham Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2004-12-31
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    COX, David resigned
    director
  26. 1997-03-01
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    HOLMES, Grant Nigel appointed
    director
  27. 1994-02-11
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    COX, David resigned
    secretary
  28. 1994-02-04
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    PRATER, Roger Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  29. 1980-11-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
  30. 1971-08-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AGRIPOWER LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 55 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

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

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Agripower Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AGRIPOWER LIMITED
This company · 01020808

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Agripower Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1971-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Broomfield Farm
Rignall Road
Gt Missenden
Bucks
HP16 9PE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

LONGDIN, Roger Desmond→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-01
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Active
ANDERSON, Jeremy Fergus→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-03-01
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Active
LONGDIN, Graham Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONGDIN, Roger Desmond→
director · ~84y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PLUMMER, Gary Christopher→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COX, David→
secretary · resigned 1994-02-11
Resigned
PRATER, Roger Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 1994-02-04 · resigned 2008-03-01
Resigned
COX, David→
director · ~82y · resigned 2004-12-31
Resigned
GREAVES, Michael Hindley→
director · ~84y · resigned 2009-03-09
Resigned
HOLMES, Grant Nigel→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-03-01 · resigned 2021-03-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property14/09/2009—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank LTD
Charge1 property10/11/198005/10/2010
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Recent filings (119 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-09-25