AGRI MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06586057 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-07
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£2.05M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -69% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,051,488
Cash draining
Cash down 69% YoY
Cash YoY
-69%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£95k
↓ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£2.1m
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£2.6m
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.17M | £1.76M |
| Current assets | £2.63M | £1.98M |
| Cash | £94.5k | £302.1k |
| Debtors | £1.70M | £1.03M |
| Net assets | £2.05M | £1.64M |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-13📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2020-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-06➕WHITTAL WILLIAMS, Ellis appointeddirector
- 2020-04-22📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2020-04-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-03-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-03-23📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2020-03-11➖GWYNNE, Peter Donne resigneddirector
- 2020-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-05-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2008-05-07🏢Company incorporatedAs AGRI MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2008-05-07➕HAWKINS, James Stuart appointedsecretary
- 2008-05-07➕HAWKINS, Christopher Paul appointeddirector
- 2008-05-07➕HAWKINS, James Stuart appointeddirector
- 2008-05-07➕GWYNNE, Peter Donne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Stuart Hawkins Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Christopher Paul Hawkins Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Gwynneceased 31/03/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A & C POULTRY LTD→ 08764950 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| A & L MORGAN LTD→ 06027544 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| A CROSS FARMING LTD→ 16948795 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACRE SMALLHOLDING LTD→ 14268745 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Thingehill Court
Withington
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 3QG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
HAWKINS, James Stuart→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-05-07
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HAWKINS, Christopher Paul→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2008-05-07
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HAWKINS, James Stuart→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2008-05-07
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WHITTAL WILLIAMS, Ellis→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-05-06
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GWYNNE, Peter Donne→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2020-03-11
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 02/05/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-02
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2020-11-13