AGAVE LANDSCAPE LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £340.5k | £414.6k |
| Current assets | £166 | £166 |
| Net assets | £87.8k | £106.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-15📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-09-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-10-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-09-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-12-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-11-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-11-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-11-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AGAVE LANDSCAPE LIMITED
- 2011-07-04➕CHAPMAN, Samuel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sam Chapman Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 04/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 21/11/2019 | — |