AG GARRANT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

01147223 · ltd · incorporated 1973-11-23

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£578

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 46.3y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 46.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

114 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £578

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£578

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£578	£578
Net assets	£578	£578

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-12-04
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2024-12-02
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2023-12-05
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2022-12-20
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accounts · AA
2021-10-29
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accounts · AA
2021-03-02
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accounts · AA
2019-11-29
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accounts · AA
2018-12-19
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accounts · AA
2017-12-14
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accounts · AA
2016-12-21
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accounts · AA
2016-06-08
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-21
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accounts · AA
2015-06-10
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annual-return · AR01
2014-12-22
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officers · TM02
2014-12-22
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accounts · AA
2014-12-01
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RICKERS, Susan resigned
secretary
2000-05-22
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JOWETT, Philip Edward resigned
director
1995-08-18
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JOWETT, Philip Edward resigned
secretary
1995-08-18
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RICKERS, Susan appointed
secretary
1989-08-10
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Charge satisfied #3
1989-08-10
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Charge satisfied #1
1988-10-21
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Union Discount. Invoice Financing Limited
1988-01-20
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Charge satisfied #4
1987-05-15
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Canon (UK) Limited
1982-02-25
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1980-10-23
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Midland Bank LTD
1980-01-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Midland Bank LTD
1973-11-23
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Company incorporated
As AG GARRANT 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 77 — 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 77 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 53 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple 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
Mr Jeffrey Parkin Individual · British · DOB 01/1949 · age 77	—	75–100%	75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1973-11-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Canon House

Harvest Lane

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

S3 8EF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-22

Last: 2026-05-08

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

PARKIN, Jeffrey→

director · ~77y

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Active

JOWETT, Philip Edward→

secretary · resigned 1995-08-18

Resigned

RICKERS, Susan→

secretary · appointed 1995-08-18 · resigned 2014-12-01

Resigned

JOWETT, Philip Edward→

director · ~72y · resigned 2000-05-22

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Union Discount. Invoice Financing Union Discount. Invoice Financing Limited	Fixed equitable charge	1 property	21/10/1988	—
satisfied	Canon (UK) Canon (UK) Limited	Charge	2 properties	15/05/1987	20/01/1988
satisfied	Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC	Charge	1 property	25/02/1982	10/08/1989
outstanding	Midland Bank Midland Bank LTD	Mortgage	2 properties	23/10/1980	—
satisfied	Midland Bank Midland Bank LTD	Mortgage	1 property	22/01/1980	10/08/1989

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