ANDY LANE AGRICULTURAL SERVICES LTD

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13953078 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-03
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46610
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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, 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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 (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDY LANE AGRICULTURAL SERVICES LTD
  7. 2022-03-03
    LANE, Andy George appointed
    director
  8. 2022-03-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LANE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andy George Lane
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
75100%
75-100% shares03/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46610 — SIC 46610

Registered office

15 Drayton Cottages Drayton Lane
Drayton
Chichester
PO20 2EW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LANE, Andy George
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-03-03
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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-03