AGRISERVE LIMITED

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01852271 · ltd · incorporated 1984-10-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01610Support activities for crop production
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.5y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£2£2
Debtors£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2024-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-20
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    CAMAMILE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2019-08-20
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    GRAY, Paul James resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-08-20
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    officers · AP04
  13. 2019-08-20
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2018-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-02-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2003-06-25
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    GRAY, Paul James appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-06-25
    ➖
    HARDING, Barbara Helen resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-01-16
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2001-01-04
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    DAVIS, Russell Lee resigned
    director
  22. 2000-03-01
    ➕
    DAVIS, Russell Lee appointed
    director
  23. 1999-05-07
    ➖
    COLLINS, Timothy resigned
    director
  24. 1996-04-01
    ➕
    HARDING, Barbara Helen appointed
    secretary
  25. 1995-12-31
    ➖
    LAUGHTON, Kevin Paul resigned
    secretary
  26. 1995-02-24
    ➕
    COLLINS, Timothy appointed
    director
  27. 1991-04-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Fulney House Investments Limited
  28. 1985-12-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  29. 1985-01-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  30. 1984-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As AGRISERVE LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

J.L.Farms Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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J.L.Farms Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AGRISERVE LIMITED
This company · 01852271

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
J.L.Farms Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/01/2024
Mr John Lucas Van Geest
Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/02/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Fulney Farm Centre
Rangell Gate, Low Fulney
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE12 6EW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CAMAMILE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VAN GEEST, John Lucas→
director · ~74y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Paul James→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-25 · resigned 2019-08-20
Resigned
HARDING, Barbara Helen→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 2003-06-25
Resigned
LAUGHTON, Kevin Paul→
secretary · resigned 1995-12-31
Resigned
COLLINS, Timothy→
director · ~62y · appointed 1995-02-24 · resigned 1999-05-07
Resigned
DAVIS, Russell Lee→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-03-01 · resigned 2001-01-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Fulney House Investments
Fulney House Investments Limited
Transfer & further charge1 property15/04/199116/01/2001
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Letter of set off1 property02/12/1985—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture1 property07/01/1985—
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Recent filings (110 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-05