AGRIBIOLINK LTD
🌳Matureactive
09833422 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-20
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£32.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £32,631
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£33k
↑ 678% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↑ 688% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £32.6k | £4.2k |
| Current assets | £33.1k | £4.2k |
| Net assets | £32.6k | £4.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-08📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-26✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2015-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AGRIBIOLINK LTD
- 2015-10-20➕MCGENITY, Bo Hu appointeddirector
- 2015-10-20➕MCGENITY, Peter James appointeddirector
- 2015-10-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter James Mcgenity Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 15/10/2016 |
Mrs Bo Hu Mcgenity Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AGENCY CENTRAL LTD→ 03956696 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
6 Great Ashfield
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 4SA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCGENITY, Bo Hu→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-10-20
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MCGENITY, Peter James→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-10-20
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-10