AGRO BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01090016 · ltd · incorporated 1973-01-31

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 21.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Book publishing

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.8y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 21.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

18 officers (6 active, 18 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

132 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	5	500

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-04-23
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-04-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-01
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HALL, Oliver Joseph William appointed
director
2020-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-11-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-14
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-10-14
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-04-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-04-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-04-01
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HAVERTY, Michael John appointed
director
2019-03-31
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NEILL, David Arthur Skidmore resigned
director
2018-04-01
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KING, Richard Anthony appointed
secretary
2018-04-01
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SCARRATT, Joseph Tom appointed
director
2018-03-31
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EVANS, Anthony Nicholas resigned
secretary
2018-03-31
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EVANS, Anthony Nicholas resigned
director
2014-04-15
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REDMAN, Graham Paul appointed
director
2014-04-15
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GREETHAM, Michael Anthony resigned
director
2010-05-14
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MORDAUNT, Francis Dymock resigned
director
2009-09-25
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NEILL, David Arthur Skidmore appointed
director
2004-08-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2002-10-01
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KING, Richard Anthony appointed
director
2002-10-01
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NEILL, David resigned
director
2002-03-28
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GREETHAM, Michael Anthony appointed
director
2002-03-28
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NEILL, David appointed
director
2000-03-31
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HUTCHINSON, Peter resigned
secretary
2000-03-31
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HUTCHINSON, Margaret June resigned
director
2000-03-31
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HUTCHINSON, Peter resigned
director
2000-03-31
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HUTCHINSON, Peter resigned
director
2000-01-04
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EVANS, Anthony Nicholas appointed
secretary
2000-01-04
➕
EVANS, Anthony Nicholas appointed
director
2000-01-04
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HUTCHINSON, Margaret June appointed
director
2000-01-04
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HUTCHINSON, Margaret June resigned
director
2000-01-04
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HUTCHINSON, Peter appointed
director
2000-01-04
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MORDAUNT, Francis Dymock appointed
director
1991-09-30
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BURTON, Morris Markham resigned
director
1973-01-31
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Company incorporated
As AGRO BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

50/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 53 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1973-01-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

Office F3-02, Third Floor, The Tower Pera Business Park

Nottingham Road

Melton Mowbray

Leicestershire

LE13 0PB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-18

Last: 2026-04-04