AGRISMART ZAMBIA LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15533186 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-29
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of agricultural holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
10 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-20➕VAN WYK, Emil appointeddirector
- 2024-02-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AGRISMART ZAMBIA LTD
- 2024-02-29➕PURKISS, Simon Anthony Roger appointeddirector
- 2024-02-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Simon Anthony Roger Purkiss Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/05/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Emil Van Wykceased 15/06/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Simon Anthony Roger Purkissceased 15/06/2024· 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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Active · Holding company · SL postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADDINSELL (II) MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 06666730 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ADDINSELL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 06637944 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ADRIANS WALK MANAGEMENT (NUMBER 2) COMPANY LTD→ 05056605 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ADVANCED MARINE GROUP LTD→ 12390800 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ADVICE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 14024343 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADYA GROUP LTD→ 12539326 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AEROQUIP-VICKERS LIMITED→ 01771356 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
| AESTHETIC HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 12263317 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AILEHPO CAPITAL LTD→ 14924957 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AKZO NOBEL (CPS) PENSION TRUSTEE LIMITED→ 02579110 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| AKZO NOBEL (NSC) LIMITED→ 00226707 · est 1927 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 98y | — | — |
| AKZO NOBEL BENEFIT BUILDER TRUSTEE LIMITED→ 03742406 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64201 — Activities of agricultural holding companies
Registered office
15 Woodend Drive
Ascot
SL5 9BD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PURKISS, Simon Anthony Roger→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2024-02-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VAN WYK, Emil→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (10 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-29