AGRODIGITAL & BIOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11622497 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-15
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£8.3k
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
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72110Research and experimental development on biotechnology
  • 85600Educational support services
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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 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 £8,311
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,960 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£44kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£8.3k£10.3k
Current assets£18.2k£44.5k
Net assets£8.3k£10.3k

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 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-12-01
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    AFZAL, Madeeha, Dr resigned
    director
  9. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AGRODIGITAL & BIOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  11. 2018-10-15
    ➕
    SHAH, Syed Suhail, Dr appointed
    director
  12. 2018-10-15
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    AFZAL, Madeeha, Dr appointed
    director
  13. 2018-10-15
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    incorporation · NEWINC

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Syed Suhail Shah
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/10/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Madeeha Afzalceased 08/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

16 Slade Street
Swindon
SN2 2FH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHAH, Syed Suhail, Dr→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-10-15
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Active
AFZAL, Madeeha, Dr→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-10-15 · resigned 2020-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-22