BANKS AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05081643 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 21.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 77310Renting and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2024-07-29 | 2023-07-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1300 | 1200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-01-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-08-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-08-09📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-08-08📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2022-08-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-08-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-06➖BANKS, Roger Arthur resigneddirector
- 2007-05-30➕BANKS, Stephen Henry appointedsecretary
- 2007-05-30➖BANKS, Joy Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2004-07-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2004-04-19➕BANKS, Thomas William appointeddirector
- 2004-04-19➕BANKS, Roger Arthur appointeddirector
- 2004-04-03➕BANKS, Stephen Henry appointeddirector
- 2004-04-03➕BANKS, Joy Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-03➖CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-04-03➖CREDITREFORM LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2004-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BANKS AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED
- 2004-03-23➕CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-03-23➕CREDITREFORM LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BANKS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
81/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-06
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Henry Banks Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Thomas William Banks Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Roger Arthur Banksceased 06/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production
Registered office
Four Crosses Farm
Cherrington
Newport
Shropshire
TF10 8PJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-29
Last made up to: 2024-07-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-23
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
BANKS, Stephen Henry→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-05-30
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BANKS, Stephen Henry→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-04-03
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BANKS, Thomas William→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2004-04-19
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BANKS, Joy Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-03 · resigned 2007-05-30
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-03-23 · resigned 2004-04-03
BANKS, Roger Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2004-04-19 · resigned 2020-07-06
CREDITREFORM LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2004-03-23 · resigned 2004-04-03
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/07/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (76 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-08-10
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-08-09
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2022-08-09