AGRI ESSENTIALS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15315565 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-28
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
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 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
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
    HOUSE, Rachel Pamela Joan appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-22
    PRESTON, Cameron Dexter appointed
    director
  6. 2025-03-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-09-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-11-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGRI ESSENTIALS LTD
  9. 2023-11-28
    PRESTON, Alexander William appointed
    director
  10. 2023-11-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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 Alexander William Preston
Individual · British · DOB 03/2003 · age 23
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/11/2023

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
Incorporated2023-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

Unit 3b North Dorset Business Park, Rolls Mill Way Unit 3b, North Dorset Business Park
Rolls Mill Way
Sturminster Newton
Dorset
DT10 2GA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HOUSE, Rachel Pamela Joan
director · ~22y · appointed 2026-02-03
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Active
PRESTON, Alexander William
director · ~23y · appointed 2023-11-28
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Active
PRESTON, Cameron Dexter
director · ~23y · appointed 2025-03-22
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-28