AGRINATION LTD

💤Zombieactive
12871808 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-10
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-4.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 74901Environmental consulting activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: 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 (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, 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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,082
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,550 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 155% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 90% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£4k-£1k£2k£5k£8k£11kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-2.0k£14.2k
Current assets£1.0k£10.8k
Net assets£-4.1k£7.5k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2022-11-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-06-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGRINATION LTD
  8. 2020-09-10
    SPEIGHT, Andrew appointed
    director
  9. 2020-09-10
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 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 62. 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
Mr Andrew Speight
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
75100%
75-100% shares10/09/2020

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
Incorporated2020-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

86-90 Paul Street
London
England
EC2A 4NE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SPEIGHT, Andrew
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-09-10
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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-09-10