A G R INTERIORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01537912 · ltd · incorporated 1981-01-09
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 36.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 36.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-02-23
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    RACKHAM, Keith Wesley resigned
    director
  17. 2004-04-06
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    RACKHAM, Andrew George appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-04-06
    ➖
    RACKHAM, Leighan resigned
    secretary
  19. 1999-09-30
    ➕
    RACKHAM, Andrew George appointed
    director
  20. 1999-09-30
    ➖
    GRACE, Cyril John resigned
    secretary
  21. 1999-09-30
    ➕
    RACKHAM, Leighan appointed
    secretary
  22. 1999-09-30
    ➖
    RACKHAM, Harold William George resigned
    director
  23. 1990-06-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  24. 1981-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As A G R INTERIORS LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Andrew George Rackham
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

28 Victoria Road
Diss
Norfolk
IP22 4HW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

RACKHAM, Andrew George→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RACKHAM, Andrew George→
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-09-30
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Active
GRACE, Cyril John→
secretary · resigned 1999-09-30
Resigned
RACKHAM, Leighan→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-30 · resigned 2004-04-06
Resigned
RACKHAM, Harold William George→
director · ~84y · resigned 1999-09-30
Resigned
RACKHAM, Keith Wesley→
director · ~81y · resigned 2011-02-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property05/06/1990—
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Recent filings (110 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-06