AFRICAN AGRONOMIX LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10384877 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.50M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 08910SIC 08910
  • 08990SIC 08990
  • 99000Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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, 4 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 £2,504,578
Net assets shrinking
Down £56,815 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2.5m
↓ 2.2% YoY
Current Assets
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£512k£1.0m£1.5m£2.0m£2.6mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.99M£2.99M
Current assets£0£519
Net assets£2.50M£2.56M

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
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-01-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-01-15
    ➖
    CLUCAS, Ivor resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-10-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-10-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-10-10
    ➕
    CRANSWICK, Andrew Noel appointed
    director
  10. 2024-10-10
    ➖
    CRANSWICK, Kathleen Tara resigned
    director
  11. 2024-10-10
    ➖
    PALFRAMAN, Philippa Mary resigned
    director
  12. 2024-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-02-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2016-10-28
    ➕
    PALFRAMAN, Philippa Mary appointed
    director
  22. 2016-10-21
    ➕
    CRANSWICK, Kathleen Tara appointed
    director
  23. 2016-09-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRICAN AGRONOMIX LIMITED
  24. 2016-09-20
    ➕
    BUNNETT, Conal Peter Radclyffe appointed
    director
  25. 2016-09-20
    ➕
    CLUCAS, Ivor appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Noel Cranswick
Individual · Zimbabwean · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/11/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Kathleen Tara Cranswickceased 30/11/2025· significant influence
  • Mr Ivor Clucasceased 01/10/2016· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Conal Peter Radclyffe Bunnettceased 01/10/2016· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2016-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

10 - 16 Ashwin Street
London
E8 3DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BUNNETT, Conal Peter Radclyffe→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRANSWICK, Andrew Noel→
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLUCAS, Ivor→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-09-20 · resigned 2026-01-15
Resigned
CRANSWICK, Kathleen Tara→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-10-21 · resigned 2024-10-10
Resigned
PALFRAMAN, Philippa Mary→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-10-28 · resigned 2024-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31