2 AGRICULTURE FARMING LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14930705 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-12
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01470
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-14
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  3. 2025-10-14
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  4. 2025-10-14
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  5. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-04
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2024-05-31
    BERRY, Gavin John appointed
    director
  8. 2024-05-31
    SKETCHER, Kevin Lawrance appointed
    director
  9. 2024-05-31
    HAVERON, Andrew Sean resigned
    director
  10. 2024-05-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2024-05-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2024-05-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-05-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-05-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2023-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 2 AGRICULTURE FARMING LIMITED
  17. 2023-06-12
    RAFFERTY, Robert John appointed
    director
  18. 2023-06-12
    HAVERON, Andrew Sean appointed
    director
  19. 2023-06-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-06-04: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

2 Agriculture Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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2 Agriculture Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
2 AGRICULTURE FARMING LIMITED
This company · 14930705

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
2 Agriculture Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares22/05/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Amber Rei Holdings Limitedceased 22/05/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2023-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01470 — SIC 01470

Registered office

2nd Floor Colmore Court
9 Colmore Row
Birmingham
West Midlands
B3 2BJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BERRY, Gavin John
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-05-31
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Active
RAFFERTY, Robert John
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-06-12
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Active
SKETCHER, Kevin Lawrance
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-05-31
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Active
HAVERON, Andrew Sean
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-06-12 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-14
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-14
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-12