OPAL-AGRI. LTD
💤Zombieactive
08458647 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-22
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). 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 (78/100)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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-09✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-06-29➖BROWN, David Wall resigneddirector
- 2026-06-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-03➖BISHOP, David resigneddirector
- 2019-04-03➕BROWN, David Wall appointeddirector
- 2019-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-04-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-03-22🏢Company incorporatedAs OPAL-AGRI. LTD
- 2013-03-22➕LAW, John Richard, Dr appointeddirector
- 2013-03-22➕BISHOP, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-07-09: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr John Richard Law Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/03/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Wall Brownceased 29/06/2026· significant influence
- Mr David Bishopceased 03/04/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Other · PE postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARUNA HEALTHCARE CONSULTANCY LTD→ 15732757 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASSOCIATED STRATEGIES LIMITED→ 14594384 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ATHENA MARKETING (UK) LIMITED→ 02764760 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| AWELE CORPORATION LTD→ 13333033 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AWOR LTD→ 11204442 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AXRAT LTD→ 11256137 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| B & L RYLOTT LIMITED→ 06515155 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| B INSPIRED MARKETING LIMITED→ 10242153 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BACE FAMILY LTD→ 12863622 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BBPM LIMITED→ 08027041 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BC&R HOLDINGS LTD→ 09743244 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BEAD ENGINEERING CO. LIMITED→ 01050339 · est 1972 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 53y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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 →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
The A1 Lifestyle Village Great North Road
Little Paxton
St. Neots
PE19 6EN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
LAW, John Richard, Dr→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2013-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BISHOP, David→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-03-22 · resigned 2019-04-03
BROWN, David Wall→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2019-04-03 · resigned 2026-06-29
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (35 total)
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-07-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-09