AGRIMAX LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03793229 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-22
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£700.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46610
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £700,305
Cash YoY
+32%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£454k
↑ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£700k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£851k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £713.6k | £540.9k |
| Current assets | £851.0k | £717.5k |
| Cash | £453.6k | £342.8k |
| Debtors | £136.9k | £136.2k |
| Net assets | £700.3k | £534.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-01➕WARNE, Lisa appointeddirector
- 2022-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-06-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-03-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-03-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-05➕WARNE, James appointedsecretary
- 2021-03-05➕WARNE, James appointeddirector
- 2021-03-05➖TOWNSEND, Sharon May resignedsecretary
- 2021-03-05➖TOWNSEND, Sharon May resigneddirector
- 2021-03-05➖TOWNSEND, Steven Robert resigneddirector
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2001-10-31➖GAMBLE, Christopher David resigneddirector
- 2000-09-22➕GAMBLE, Christopher David appointeddirector
- 2000-08-11➕TOWNSEND, Sharon May appointeddirector
- 1999-06-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AGRIMAX LIMITED
- 1999-06-22➕TOWNSEND, Sharon May appointedsecretary
- 1999-06-22➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-06-22➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-06-22➕TOWNSEND, Steven Robert appointeddirector
- 1999-06-22➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-06-22➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
The Soil First Farming Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
The Soil First Farming Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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AGRIMAX LIMITED
This company · 03793229
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Soil First Farming Company Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 02/03/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr James Warneceased 02/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Steven Robert Townsendceased 02/03/2021· 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.
🔒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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| 3P ENTERPRISE LIMITED→ 06074449 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46610 — SIC 46610
Registered office
2nd Floor Cumberland House
Oriel Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1BB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
Active
WARNE, James→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOWNSEND, Sharon May→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-06-22 · resigned 2021-03-05
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-22 · resigned 1999-06-22
GAMBLE, Christopher David→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2000-09-22 · resigned 2001-10-31
TOWNSEND, Sharon May→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2000-08-11 · resigned 2021-03-05
TOWNSEND, Steven Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1999-06-22 · resigned 2021-03-05
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-06-22 · resigned 1999-06-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (78 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-06-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-03-11