AUGUSTUS OILS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01950177 · ltd · incorporated 1985-09-25
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 17.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20530
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 93-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 93). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
121 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 3400 | 3200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-06➖WILSON, Jason Feron, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2020-10-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-10-20🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2020-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-03-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-03-21🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-03-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-23📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2017-01-23📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2012-07-31➖COWLER, Michael Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2009-10-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2008-12-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-12-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2006-05-01➖SILVESTER, George resigneddirector
- 2001-01-02➕COWLER, Michael Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2001-01-02➖GUY, Peter Frederick resignedsecretary
- 1997-01-01➕COXON, Alice Teresa Mary appointeddirector
- 1997-01-01➕WILSON, Jason Feron, Mr. appointeddirector
- 1996-01-01➕GUY, Peter Frederick appointedsecretary
- 1996-01-01➖SILVESTER, George resignedsecretary
- 1994-10-31➖PIPER, Derek William, Mr. resigneddirector
- 1993-07-01➕PIPER, Derek William, Mr. appointeddirector
- 1993-06-30➕SILVESTER, George appointeddirector
- 1985-09-25🏢Company incorporatedAs AUGUSTUS OILS LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
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 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Primrose Cicely Wilson Individual · British · DOB 04/1933 · age 93 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 31/08/2016 |
Miss Alice Teresa Mary Coxon Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/05/2023 |
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20530 — SIC 20530
Registered office
Augustus House
Mill Lane
Alton
Hampshire
GU34 2QG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
COXON, Alice Teresa Mary→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1997-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWLER, Michael Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-01-02 · resigned 2012-07-31
GUY, Peter Frederick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-01-01 · resigned 2001-01-02
SILVESTER, George→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-01-01
PIPER, Derek William, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1993-07-01 · resigned 1994-10-31
SILVESTER, George→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1993-06-30 · resigned 2006-05-01
WILSON, Jason Feron, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 1997-01-01 · resigned 2021-06-06
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/10/2009 | 20/10/2020 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/12/2008 | 21/03/2019 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/12/2008 | 21/03/2019 |
Recent filings (121 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08