AGCO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00509133 · ltd · incorporated 1952-06-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
66/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28301
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46610SIC 46610
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 11 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
15 live charges · 10 lenders · oldest 43.4y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 10 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)
90
Directors & officers
27 officers (3 active, 27 linked, 21 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
216 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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 (96 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC03
- 2025-11-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-01➕PARKER, Louisa appointeddirector
- 2025-03-01➖SHARMAN, Martin Leslie resigneddirector
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-14📄capital-alter-shares-consolidationcapital · SH02
- 2023-12-21📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2023-12-21📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2023-12-21⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2023-12-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-10-01➕STOCKEN, Kathryn appointedsecretary
- 2022-10-01➖MCGEEVER-CATTELL, Claire Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2022-10-01➖MCGEEVER-CATTELL, Claire Margaret resigneddirector
- 2022-10-01➕SHARMAN, Martin Leslie appointeddirector
- 2022-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-30➖HAYDEN, Declan Francis resigneddirector
- 2019-05-31➕MCGEEVER-CATTELL, Claire Margaret appointeddirector
- 2015-11-18➕MCGEEVER-CATTELL, Claire Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2015-11-11➕FROST, Adam Charles appointeddirector
- 2015-11-11➖SHARMAN, Martin Leslie resigneddirector
- 2014-12-19➖RAY, Joanne Mary resignedsecretary
- 2014-12-19➖RAY, Joanne Mary resigneddirector
- 2014-12-08➕HAYDEN, Declan Francis appointeddirector
- 2014-02-03➕RAY, Joanne Mary appointeddirector
- 2014-01-23➖BATKIN, Roger Neil resignedsecretary
- 2014-01-23➕RAY, Joanne Mary appointedsecretary
- 2014-01-23➖BATKIN, Roger Neil resigneddirector
- 2012-02-28➖MARKWELL, Richard William resigneddirector
- 2012-02-08➕SHARMAN, Martin Leslie appointeddirector
- 2012-01-17🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2011-09-02➖HEFFORD, Colin Rex resigneddirector
- 2008-07-18🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2006-08-10➖LUPTON, Charles Stephen Douglas resignedsecretary
- 2006-08-10➕BATKIN, Roger Neil appointeddirector
- 2006-08-10➖LUPTON, Charles Stephen Douglas resigneddirector
- 2006-01-24➖WOOD, Stephen Harry resigneddirector
- 2006-01-23➕MARKWELL, Richard William appointeddirector
- 2004-01-09🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2004-01-05🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Cooperative Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., "Rabobank Nederland", New York Branch(The Administrative Agent)
Showing most recent 50 of 96 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2023-12-21: legacy
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Agco International Limited Individual | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 28/02/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Agco Manufacturing Limitedceased 28/02/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1952-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28301 — SIC 28301
Registered office
Abbey Park
Stoneleigh
Kenilworth
CV8 2TQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (3 active · 24 resigned)
Active
FROST, Adam Charles→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2015-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARKER, Louisa→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BATKIN, Roger Neil→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-04-19 · resigned 2014-01-23
LUPTON, Charles Stephen Douglas→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2006-08-10
MCGEEVER-CATTELL, Claire Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-11-18 · resigned 2022-10-01
PARKIN, Jeremy Basil→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-10-30 · resigned 1999-08-31
RAY, Joanne Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-01-23 · resigned 2014-12-19
BATKIN, Roger Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2006-08-10 · resigned 2014-01-23
CHAUVIN, Dominique-Jean Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1993-11-24 · resigned 1995-09-30
FRANKLIN, David Ivor→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1998-01-09
HAYDEN, Declan Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2014-12-08 · resigned 2019-06-30
HEFFORD, Colin Rex→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 2011-09-02
HUNTER, John→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1998-02-06 · resigned 1998-10-05
LUPTON, Charles Stephen Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2006-08-10
MARKWELL, Richard William→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2006-01-23 · resigned 2012-02-28
MCGEEVER-CATTELL, Claire Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-05-31 · resigned 2022-10-01
PERKINS, Chris→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1994-06-24 · resigned 1996-03-19
RAY, Joanne Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2014-02-03 · resigned 2014-12-19
RICHARD, Jean Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 1993-11-16
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Mortgages & charges
15
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:15 of 15 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Cooperative Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., "Rabobank Nederland", New York Branch(The Administrative Agent) | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 05/01/2004 | 18/07/2008 | |
| satisfied | Cooperative Centrale Raiffesen-Boerenleenbank B.A. "Rabobank Nederland" New York Branch | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 17/04/2001 | 09/01/2004 | |
| satisfied | Itt Commercial Finance Corp.as Collateral Agent for the Lenders Under the Credit Agreement | Patent and trademark security agreement | 1 property | 29/06/1994 | 10/05/1996 | |
| satisfied | Itt Commercial Finance Corp. (The Security Trustee for Itself and on Behalf of the Co Agentsand the Lenders (as Defined) or Any of Them | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 29/06/1994 | 17/01/2012 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/09/1993 | 10/09/1994 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 2 properties | 30/09/1993 | 10/09/1994 | |
| satisfied | Royal Bank of Canada Europe Limtedas Agent and Trustee for Itself and for the Banks | Group guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 19/05/1993 | 26/07/1994 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Supplemental mortgage of stocks and shares | 1 property | 15/01/1993 | 26/07/1994 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Composite guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 25/11/1992 | 26/07/1994 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclay Bank Plcas Existing Charge Trustee for the Banks / Ecgd and the Loan Stocktrustee of the Security Created by the Existingcharge and Charge Trustee for the Barclays Banks of the Security Created by the Charge. | Supplemental deed | 1 property | 03/12/1990 | 26/07/1994 | |
| satisfied | The Royal Bank of Canada | A charge | 1 property | 09/01/1990 | 26/07/1994 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Third deed supplemental to a deed | 1 property | 04/05/1989 | 26/07/1994 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 04/05/1989 | 26/07/1994 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/03/1983 | 15/06/1995 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 07/03/1983 | 26/07/1994 |
Recent filings (216 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2025-11-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
capital-alter-shares-consolidation
capital · SH02
2024-01-14
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2023-12-21
legacy
capital · SH20
2023-12-21
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2023-12-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-09