AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09689713 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-16
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 4.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£39.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). 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
1 live charge · oldest 4.0y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £39,722
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£17k
Net Worth
£40k
Current Assets
£95k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £39.7k |
| Current assets | £95.4k |
| Cash | £17.3k |
| Debtors | £78.0k |
| Net assets | £39.7k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-12➕KEENAN, Christopher Stephen appointeddirector
- 2023-06-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-06-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31➕FLEET, Christopher Ronald appointeddirector
- 2023-05-31➖KEENAN, Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2023-05-31➖KEENAN, Christopher Stephen resigneddirector
- 2022-07-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-06📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-06-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-06-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2021-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- 2015-07-16➕KEENAN, Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2015-07-16➕KEENAN, Christopher Stephen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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: 2026-02-27
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Stephen Keenan Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/02/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Christopher Ronald Fleetceased 13/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Christopher Stephen Keenanceased 31/05/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Elizabeth Charlotte Keenanceased 31/05/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
The Hampden Partnership Limited Suite 102
1, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 9HF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-13
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
FLEET, Christopher Ronald→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2023-05-31
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KEENAN, Christopher Stephen→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2024-02-12
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KEENAN, Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-07-16 · resigned 2023-05-31
KEENAN, Christopher Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2015-07-16 · resigned 2023-05-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 08/06/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-08