AGROWTECH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10214704 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-06
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-03
    RADAGON CONSULTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  4. 2024-12-03
    JOY ENTERPRISE SECRETARY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2024-12-03
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  6. 2024-12-03
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2024-04-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-07-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-06-06
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  17. 2018-06-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-08-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-06-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGROWTECH LIMITED
  20. 2016-06-06
    CAO, Hongtao appointed
    director
  21. 2016-06-06
    JOY ENTERPRISE SECRETARY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-19

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hongtao Cao
Individual · Chinese · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/06/2017

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
Incorporated2016-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Rf001, 1st Floor Front
36 Gerrard Street
London
W1D 5QA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-05

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

RADAGON CONSULTING LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-12-03
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Active
CAO, Hongtao
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-06-06
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Active
JOY ENTERPRISE SECRETARY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-06-06 · resigned 2024-12-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-12-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-06