A.G.& H.G.GROUNDWORKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01054483 · ltd · incorporated 1972-05-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Liabilities
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£0£503k£1.0m£1.5m£2.0m£2.5mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets—£2.51M
Current assets—£1.63M
Net assets—£2.51M
Average employees100—

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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  2. 2025-02-27
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  3. 2024-02-29
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  4. 2023-02-28
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  5. 2022-02-28
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  6. 2021-02-24
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  7. 2020-01-21
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  8. 2019-02-28
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  9. 2017-12-15
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  10. 2017-02-16
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  11. 2016-05-27
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  12. 2016-02-25
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  13. 2015-06-19
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  14. 2015-02-27
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  15. 2014-06-27
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  16. 2011-06-01
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    MARTIN, Jean appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-06-01
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    KNEE, Simon resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-06-08
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    KNEE, Simon appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-06-08
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    MARTIN, Jean resigned
    secretary
  20. 2000-01-21
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    ECCLES, Alma Marjory resigned
    director
  21. 1994-05-29
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    COLLIER, Valerie Patricia resigned
    secretary
  22. 1994-05-29
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    MARTIN, Jean appointed
    secretary
  23. 1991-04-30
    ➕
    COLLIER, Valerie Patricia appointed
    secretary
  24. 1991-04-29
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    TAYLOR, Denise resigned
    secretary
  25. 1972-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As A.G.& H.G.GROUNDWORKS LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Harry Gordon Eccles
Individual · British · DOB 09/1946 · age 80
75–100%
—75-100% shares22/05/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1972-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Craven House,
Hoyle Mill Road,Kinsley,
Pontefract,
West Yorkshire.
WF9 5JB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MARTIN, Jean→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ECCLES, Harry Gordon→
director · ~80y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLIER, Valerie Patricia→
secretary · appointed 1991-04-30 · resigned 1994-05-29
Resigned
KNEE, Simon→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-08 · resigned 2011-06-01
Resigned
MARTIN, Jean→
secretary · appointed 1994-05-29 · resigned 2007-06-08
Resigned
TAYLOR, Denise→
secretary · resigned 1991-04-29
Resigned
ECCLES, Alma Marjory→
director · ~115y · resigned 2000-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

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2026-02-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
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2025-06-09
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accounts · AA
2025-02-27
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2024-06-21
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accounts · AA
2024-02-29
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2023-07-04
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accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-17