AGRI SGJ LIMITED
📈Growthactive
03487312 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 25.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£24.67M
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueLeverage-led grower with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.6y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £549,744
Turnover YoY
+10%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24.67M | £22.51M |
| Gross profit | £1.95M | £1.86M |
| Operating profit | £606.3k | £516.6k |
| Profit before tax | £549.7k | £424.1k |
| Average employees | 1200 | 1000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-02-15🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2017-09-29🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-08-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-04-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2001-12-31➕CRITCHER, Jonathan Neil appointeddirector
- 2000-12-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2000-12-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2000-08-03➕CRITCHER, Stuart Martin appointeddirector
- 1998-08-01➕CRITCHER, Stuart Martin appointedsecretary
- 1998-08-01➖BLOUNT, Auriel resignedsecretary
- 1997-12-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AGRI SGJ LIMITED
- 1997-12-30➕CRITCHER, Carol Ann appointeddirector
- 1997-12-30➕CRITCHER, Grant Brian appointeddirector
- 1997-12-30➕BLOUNT, Auriel appointedsecretary
- 1997-12-30➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-12-30➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
1 low7 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Hennan Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Hennan Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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AGRI SGJ LIMITED
This company · 03487312
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hennan Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-12-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services
Registered office
Unit 6 Cae Gwyrdd
Tongwynlais
Cardiff
CF15 7AB
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
CRITCHER, Stuart Martin→
Activesecretary · appointed 1998-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRITCHER, Carol Ann→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 1997-12-30
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CRITCHER, Grant Brian→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 1997-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRITCHER, Jonathan Neil→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2001-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRITCHER, Stuart Martin→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2000-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLOUNT, Auriel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-12-30 · resigned 1998-08-01
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-30 · resigned 1997-12-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
7
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 19/07/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/02/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/09/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/08/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 08/04/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/12/2000 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Deed of charge over credit balances | 1 property | 04/12/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (82 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-16