AGRATECH NW LTD
🌳Matureactive
07227291 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 15.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Trustees of the Triple Mc Future Fund Ssas
- 2010-10-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2010-04-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AGRATECH NW LTD
- 2010-04-19➕LITTLER, Ann Marie appointeddirector
- 2010-04-19➕LITTLER, Christopher John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
89/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
64/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. 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.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-03
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Ann Marie Littler Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Christopher John Littler Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Shawclough Mill Shawclough Road
Waterfoot
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 9JZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-30
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-03OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LITTLER, Ann Marie→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LITTLER, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Trustees of the Triple Mc Future Fund Ssas | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/03/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/10/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (59 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13