AGRISPARES (UK) LTD
💤Zombieactive
04875871 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-22
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.1y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3 | 300 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2020-08-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-01➕THOMPSON, Jeremy Howard appointeddirector
- 2012-02-29➖AUTOBONUS LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2010-11-24➖CLARK, Elizabeth Anne resignedsecretary
- 2010-11-24➖CLARK, Simon Charles resigneddirector
- 2010-11-24➕AUTOBONUS LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-03-19➖CLARK, Anthony Richard resigneddirector
- 2007-03-19➕CLARK, Simon Charles appointeddirector
- 2006-11-30➕CLARK, Elizabeth Anne appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-30➖AUTOBONUS LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AGRISPARES (UK) LTD
- 2003-08-22➕AUTOBONUS LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-08-22➕CLARK, Anthony Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Jeremy Howard Thompson Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Autobonus Ltdceased 01/01/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADORABLE DOGS LTD→ 05740680 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| AERIAL TARGET SYSTEMS LIMITED→ 02912992 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| AESTHETICS BY A.M LIMITED→ 12773466 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AESUM LIMITED→ 10956644 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AF WINDOWS LIMITED→ 06787456 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| AFFLECK MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 06861744 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| AFRO CUTS 1 BARBERSHOP LTD→ 17115915 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AGI CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED→ 03290460 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| AGRICRUIT LTD→ 14606772 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AIRBNB CLEANS LTD→ 16848631 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJ CLEANING (BRISTOL) LTD→ 15402635 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AJ SECURITY SOUTH WEST LTD→ 15680548 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
43 St. Ediths Marsh Farm St. Ediths Marsh
Bromham
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 2DF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
THOMPSON, Jeremy Howard→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2012-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARK, Elizabeth Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-30 · resigned 2010-11-24
AUTOBONUS LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-08-22 · resigned 2006-11-30
CLARK, Anthony Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2003-08-22 · resigned 2007-03-19
CLARK, Simon Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2010-11-24
AUTOBONUS LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2010-11-24 · resigned 2012-02-29
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 4 properties | 18/05/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (67 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-05-18