AGRALAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02039849 · ltd · incorporated 1986-07-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 35.3y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
127 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2024-09-30
Average employees1000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-01-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-01-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-01-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-08-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-08-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2023-08-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2023-07-09
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    FROST, Alan John Philip resigned
    director
  13. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2018-11-19
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  20. 2016-01-01
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    FROST, Paul William appointed
    director
  21. 2011-12-05
    ➖
    YEATES, Christopher David resigned
    director
  22. 2011-10-20
    ➖
    MERRITON, Clare resigned
    secretary
  23. 2011-06-17
    ➖
    FROST, Paul William resigned
    secretary
  24. 2011-06-17
    ➕
    MERRITON, Clare appointed
    secretary
  25. 2011-06-17
    ➕
    YEATES, Christopher David appointed
    director
  26. 2008-02-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  27. 2005-08-01
    ➖
    BRANDRETH, Julie Ann resigned
    secretary
  28. 2005-08-01
    ➕
    FROST, Paul William appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    BRANDRETH, Julie Ann appointed
    secretary
  30. 2000-09-01
    ➖
    FROST, Linda Kathleen resigned
    secretary
  31. 1999-10-07
    ➖
    PEAKE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 1999-10-01
    ➕
    PEAKE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 1998-12-01
    ➖
    CROCKER, Ann Christine resigned
    secretary
  34. 1998-12-01
    ➕
    FROST, Linda Kathleen appointed
    secretary
  35. 1998-12-01
    ➖
    FROST, Linda Kathleen resigned
    director
  36. 1991-01-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  37. 1986-07-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AGRALAN LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul William Frost
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/04/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alan John Philip Frostceased 09/01/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Alan John Philip Frostceased 09/01/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

The Old Brickyard
Ashton Keynes
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN6 6QR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

FROST, Paul William→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRANDRETH, Julie Ann→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2005-08-01
Resigned
CROCKER, Ann Christine→
secretary · resigned 1998-12-01
Resigned
FROST, Linda Kathleen→
secretary · appointed 1998-12-01 · resigned 2000-09-01
Resigned
FROST, Paul William→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2011-06-17
Resigned
MERRITON, Clare→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-17 · resigned 2011-10-20
Resigned
PEAKE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 1999-10-07
Resigned
FROST, Alan John Philip→
director · ~84y · resigned 2023-07-09
Resigned
FROST, Linda Kathleen→
director · ~78y · resigned 1998-12-01
Resigned
YEATES, Christopher David→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-06-17 · resigned 2011-12-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property19/11/2018—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property28/02/2008—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property29/01/199104/08/2023
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Recent filings (127 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05