AGRICOLE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04459022 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-12
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£6.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,917

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 126% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£6.9k£3.1k
Current assets£9.4k£19.9k
Net assets£6.9k£3.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-08-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-04-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-10
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-21
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-08-13
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    MANSEY, Alan Edward resigned
    secretary
  18. 2004-03-01
    ➕
    MANSEY, Alan Edward appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-02-29
    ➖
    COLE, Elinor Craigie resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-06-13
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-06-13
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2002-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As AGRICOLE LIMITED
  23. 2002-06-12
    ➕
    COLE, Jeremy appointed
    director
  24. 2002-06-12
    ➕
    COLE, Elinor Craigie appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-06-12
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-06-12
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COLE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Dr Jeremy Michael Gregory Cole
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares25/07/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

St John's Innovation Centre C/O Sb Accounting Cambridge Ltd
Cowley Road
Cambridge
CB4 0WS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-07
Last: 2025-05-24

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

COLE, Jeremy→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLE, Elinor Craigie→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-12 · resigned 2004-02-29
Resigned
MANSEY, Alan Edward→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2012-08-13
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-12 · resigned 2002-06-13
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-12 · resigned 2002-06-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

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gazette · DISS40
2025-08-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29