A. G. WAUGH AND SONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00714598 · ltd · incorporated 1962-02-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒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
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Post-harvest crop activities
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 93191Activities of racehorse owners
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 40.8y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 40.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
99 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Loss-making
Loss before tax £21,850
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 | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £-21.9k | — |
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-08-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-05-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-04-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-04-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-11-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-11-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-19➖WAUGH, Ellen Doreen resignedsecretary
- 2022-01-19➖WAUGH, Ellen Doreen resigneddirector
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-01-18➖WAUGH, Antony George resigneddirector
- 1989-04-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor of Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1985-08-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1962-02-06🏢Company incorporatedAs A. G. WAUGH AND SONS LIMITED
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WAUGH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 64 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon George Waugh Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 19/01/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs. Ellen Doreen Waughceased 19/01/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Agriculture · NE postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3FARM HONEY LIMITED→ 16389436 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 7DA LIMITED→ 05608660 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| A R HUME FARMING LIMITED→ 14017148 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A T ROBSON LIMITED→ 14918420 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AGRITECH CONTRACTING LTD→ 13518956 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ALDERSLADE FARMING LIMITED→ 07981289 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ALLENDALE COUNTRY CLUB LTD→ 11329831 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALPACAS IN THE WOODS LTD→ 14364953 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ASTLEY LIVESTOCK LTD.→ 08151687 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BAILEY FARMING LIMITED→ 11146374 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BCSK LIMITED→ 15708787 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BELSAY GAME BIRDS LIMITED→ 07779707 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1962-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01630 — Post-harvest crop activities
Registered office
Molesden House
Molesden
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 3QF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
Active
WAUGH, Ellen Doreen→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2022-01-19
WAUGH, Antony George→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 2010-01-18
WAUGH, Ellen Doreen→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 2022-01-19
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor of Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 12/04/1989 | 16/08/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal charge | 1 property | 13/08/1985 | 28/04/2023 |
Recent filings (99 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-21