AGRITEL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03264132 · ltd · incorporated 1996-10-16

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£299.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 73/100 (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. 4 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

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 23.1y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 23.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

120 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £299,517

Cash YoY

+244%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£219k

↑ 244% YoY

Net Worth

£300k

↑ 14% YoY

Current Assets

£594k

↑ 40% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£590.5k	£511.1k
Current assets	£594.3k	£425.3k
Cash	£218.6k	£63.6k
Debtors	£182.9k	£169.7k
Net assets	£299.5k	£263.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-05-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-20
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-20
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-22
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-22
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2023-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-21
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Charge satisfied #3
2023-03-31
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-31
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-31
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-03-31
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-03-28
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2022-06-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-12
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DUFFUS, Lauren appointed
director
2020-12-21
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2019-07-15
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DUFFUS, John resigned
secretary
2019-07-15
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DUFFUS, Brenda Lloyd resigned
director
2019-07-15
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DUFFUS, John Alexander resigned
director
2019-07-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company
2019-05-07
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DUFFUS, Robert Alexander appointed
director
2019-03-05
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-10-16
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BACKSHALL, Claire Stephanie resigned
director
2009-08-01
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BACKSHALL, Claire Stephanie appointed
director
2008-08-09
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Charge satisfied #1
2007-11-06
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DUFFUS, Brenda Lloyd appointed
director
2007-11-06
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MORGAN, John Anthony George resigned
director
2006-10-01
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DUFFUS, Brenda Lloyd resigned
secretary
2006-10-01
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DUFFUS, John appointed
secretary
2006-10-01
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DUFFUS, Brenda Lloyd resigned
director
2006-05-18
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2004-09-01
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MORGAN, John Anthony George appointed
director
2003-05-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
1996-10-16
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Company incorporated
As AGRITEL LIMITED
1996-10-16
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DUFFUS, Brenda Lloyd appointed
secretary
1996-10-16
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-10-16
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-10-16
➕
DUFFUS, Brenda Lloyd appointed
director
1996-10-16
➕
DUFFUS, John Alexander appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Ra Duffus Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ra Duffus Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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AGRITEL LIMITED

This company · 03264132

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ra Duffus Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	18/08/2025

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Robert Alexander Duffusceased 18/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
John Alexander Duffusceased 30/06/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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

Incorporated1996-10-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

June House Gledrid

Chirk

Wrexham

LL14 5DG

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

DUFFUS, Lauren→

director · ~39y · appointed 2021-05-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DUFFUS, Robert Alexander→

director · ~42y · appointed 2019-05-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DUFFUS, Brenda Lloyd→

secretary · appointed 1996-10-16 · resigned 2006-10-01

Resigned

DUFFUS, John→

secretary · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2019-07-15

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-10-16 · resigned 1996-10-16

Resigned

BACKSHALL, Claire Stephanie→

director · ~65y · appointed 2009-08-01 · resigned 2017-10-16

Resigned

DUFFUS, Brenda Lloyd→

director · ~70y · appointed 2007-11-06 · resigned 2019-07-15

Resigned

DUFFUS, Brenda Lloyd→

director · ~70y · appointed 1996-10-16 · resigned 2006-10-01

Resigned

DUFFUS, John Alexander→

director · ~70y · appointed 1996-10-16 · resigned 2019-07-15

Resigned

MORGAN, John Anthony George→

director · ~69y · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2007-11-06

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	22/09/2023	—
satisfied	National Westminster Bank Public Company National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company	A registered charge	—	05/07/2019	21/06/2023
satisfied	NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited	Fixed and floating charge	1 property	18/05/2006	05/03/2019
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	07/05/2003	09/08/2008

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Recent filings (120 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-05-07

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-05-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-17

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2025-08-20

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-08-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-19

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-02-08

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2023-09-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-08-25

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-06-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-13

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-03-31