AGRI-CON SUPPLIERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10263939 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-05
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£58.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -75% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £58,227
Cash draining
Cash down 75% YoY
Cash YoY
-75%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£59k
↓ 75% YoY
Net Worth
£58k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£46k£92k£138k£185k£231kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Cash£58.7k£230.6k
Net assets£58.2k£43.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-07-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-07-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-07-05
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    Company incorporated
    As AGRI-CON SUPPLIERS LTD
  18. 2016-07-05
    HITCHINS, Robert Myles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Robert Hitchins
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/07/2016

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
Incorporated2016-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

Lowin House
Tregolls Road
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2NA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HITCHINS, Robert Myles
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-07-05
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06