AGROBESO LTD

🌳Matureactive
07138623 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-28
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-03
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  2. 2024-11-19
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  3. 2023-11-28
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  4. 2022-10-19
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  5. 2022-01-05
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  6. 2022-01-04
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  7. 2021-12-29
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  8. 2020-08-20
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  9. 2019-08-16
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  10. 2018-09-21
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  11. 2017-10-27
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  12. 2016-05-17
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  13. 2016-03-01
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  14. 2016-01-06
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  15. 2016-01-05
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  16. 2014-06-01
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    AZU, Michael appointed
    director
  17. 2013-01-31
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    AZU, Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2010-01-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AGROBESO LTD
  19. 2010-01-28
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    AZU, Evelyn appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-01-28
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    AZU, Evelyn appointed
    director
  21. 2010-01-28
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    AZU, Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2010-01-28
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    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  23. 2010-01-28
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
Mrs Evelyn Azu
Individual · Ghanaian · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares08/06/2016

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
Incorporated2010-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

139 Peckham High Street
Peckham
London
SE15 5SL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

AZU, Evelyn→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-28
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Active
AZU, Evelyn→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-01-28
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Active
AZU, Michael→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-06-01
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Active
AZU, Michael→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-01-28 · resigned 2013-01-31
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2010-01-28 · resigned 2010-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
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2025-11-03
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2025-02-17
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2024-11-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
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accounts · AA
2023-11-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
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2022-10-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
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gazette · DISS40
2022-01-05
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gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-04
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2021-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
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2020-08-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-20