AGRONOMY RESEARCH GROUP LIMITED

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11054733 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£13.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £13,283
Cash YoY
+38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↑ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£13k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£7k£10k£14k£17kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£13.3k£9.2k
Current assets£17.0k£12.5k
Cash£16.0k£11.6k
Debtors£1.1k£974
Net assets£13.3k£9.2k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2020-11-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2020-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-11-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-11-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-11-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2018-11-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-11-18
    BALDWIN, Timothy David appointed
    director
  20. 2018-11-18
    BALDWIN, Neil Anthony resigned
    secretary
  21. 2018-11-18
    BALDWIN, Neil Anthony resigned
    director
  22. 2017-11-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGRONOMY RESEARCH GROUP LIMITED
  23. 2017-11-08
    BALDWIN, Neil Anthony appointed
    secretary
  24. 2017-11-08
    BALDWIN, Neil Anthony appointed
    director

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Tdb Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Tdb Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
AGRONOMY RESEARCH GROUP LIMITED
This company · 11054733

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Tdb Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/03/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Timothy David Baldwinceased 01/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Neil Anthony Baldwinceased 18/11/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2017-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

Fairfax House 6a Mill Field Road
Cottingley
Bingley
BD16 1PY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BALDWIN, Timothy David
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-11-18
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Active
BALDWIN, Neil Anthony
secretary · appointed 2017-11-08 · resigned 2018-11-18
Resigned
BALDWIN, Neil Anthony
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-11-08 · resigned 2018-11-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-11-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-11-12