A.G. MEEK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00544203 · ltd · incorporated 1955-02-04
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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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 65.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 65.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2700 | 2600 |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-08-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-08-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-21➕TANSOM, Alison Mary appointeddirector
- 2018-08-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-08-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-02-23➖MEEK, Peter Anthony resigneddirector
- 2017-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2004-10-29➖MEEK, Gerald Ellis resigneddirector
- 2001-05-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1980-09-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1961-05-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Provincial Bank LTD
- 1955-02-04🏢Company incorporatedAs A.G. MEEK LIMITED
Owner dependency
88/100
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 "MEEK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 71 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Alison Mary Tansom Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/06/2021 |
Mr David Richard Meek Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/04/2019 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Gerald Ellis Meekceased 02/04/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr Peter Anthony Meekceased 09/04/2019· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Dianne Dunnceased 09/04/2019· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated1955-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47721 — Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores
Registered office
16 St Davids Way
St. Davids Centre
Cardiff
CF10 2DP
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
TANSOM, Alison Mary→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2018-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MEEK, Gerald Ellis→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · resigned 2004-10-29
MEEK, Peter Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2018-02-23
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/05/2001 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 12/09/1980 | — | |
| outstanding | National Provincial Bank National Provincial Bank LTD | Mortgage and general charge | 1 property | 12/05/1961 | — |
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Recent filings (100 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26