AGRI BUSINESS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03388524 · ltd · incorporated 1997-06-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 27.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£740.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.5y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 1 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
100 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £740,294
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,855 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£740k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£245k£490k£735k£980k£1.2mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£740.3k£746.1k
Current assets£1.08M£1.22M
Net assets£740.3k£746.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-11
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-06-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-05-16
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    MOORE, Jennifer Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  5. 2025-05-16
    ➖
    DONNO, Paul Donno resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-10
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2022-10-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2022-10-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-10-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-06-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-06-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2022-06-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2022-06-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2022-06-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2022-06-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2022-06-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2022-04-04
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    BARRETT, Deborah Anne appointed
    director
  22. 2022-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2022-04-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  24. 2022-04-04
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2019-02-01
    ➕
    DONNO, Paul Donno appointed
    secretary
  27. 2019-01-31
    ➖
    MOORE, Jennifer Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  28. 2019-01-02
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2018-12-20
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    Charge satisfied #3
  30. 2015-09-30
    ➖
    BARRETT, Mark resigned
    director
  31. 2014-06-01
    ➕
    BARRETT, Mark appointed
    director
  32. 2010-01-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  33. 2000-12-01
    ➕
    MOORE, Jennifer Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  34. 2000-11-30
    ➖
    GANT, Ruth resigned
    secretary
  35. 1999-01-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  36. 1998-11-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  37. 1997-06-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AGRI BUSINESS LIMITED
  38. 1997-06-18
    ➕
    BARRETT, Lennard Arthur appointed
    director
  39. 1997-06-18
    ➕
    GANT, Ruth appointed
    secretary
  40. 1997-06-18
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 1997-06-18
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1997-06-18
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 1997-06-18
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 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

86/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

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

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Chase Tower Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AGRI BUSINESS LIMITED
This company · 03388524

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
Chase Tower Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/04/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Jennifer Margaret Barrettceased 30/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Lennard Arthur Barrettceased 30/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Rubine House
Manor Road
Haverhill
Suffolk
CB9 0EP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

MOORE, Jennifer Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2025-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRETT, Deborah Anne→
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRETT, Lennard Arthur→
director · ~84y · appointed 1997-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONNO, Paul Donno→
secretary · appointed 2019-02-01 · resigned 2025-05-16
Resigned
GANT, Ruth→
secretary · appointed 1997-06-18 · resigned 2000-11-30
Resigned
MOORE, Jennifer Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2019-01-31
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-06-18 · resigned 1997-06-18
Resigned
BARRETT, Mark→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2015-09-30
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-06-18 · resigned 1997-06-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Deed of admission to an omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement1 property20/01/201020/12/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property04/01/199904/04/2022
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture1 property24/11/199802/01/2019

Recent filings (100 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24