ANDREW WORRALL AGRICULTURE LTD

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08137762 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-10
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£15.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,421
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,117 YoY
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£15k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£19k£29k£38k£48kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£16.1k£45.7k
Current assets£29.1k£48.1k
Cash£3.0k£3.9k
Debtors£26.1k£44.2k
Net assets£15.4k£38.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-04
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-08-04
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2017-08-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2017-07-31
    ➖
    HOWARD, Amanda Jane Maria resigned
    secretary
  17. 2017-07-31
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    HOWARD, Amanda Jane Maria resigned
    director
  18. 2017-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW WORRALL AGRICULTURE LTD
  20. 2012-07-10
    ➕
    WORRALL, Andrew John appointed
    director
  21. 2012-07-10
    ➕
    HOWARD, Amanda Jane Maria appointed
    secretary
  22. 2012-07-10
    ➕
    HOWARD, Amanda Jane Maria appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WORRALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew John Worrall
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Amanda Jane Worrallceased 31/07/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2012-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

Datum House
Electra Way
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 6ZF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WORRALL, Andrew John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-07-10
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Active
HOWARD, Amanda Jane Maria→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-10 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
HOWARD, Amanda Jane Maria→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-07-10 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20