ARGO FARM SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-50.5k | £-53.9k |
| Current assets | £10.4k | £9.2k |
| Net assets | £-97.0k | £-53.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ARGO FARM SERVICES LIMITED
- 2022-11-14➕HEAD, Helen appointeddirector
- 2022-11-14➕HEAD, Simon appointeddirector
- 2022-11-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Helen Head Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/11/2022 |
Mr Simon Head Individual · Welsh · DOB 10/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/11/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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