A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02598128 · ltd · incorporated 1991-04-04

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

96 officers (21 active, 96 linked, 82 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

340 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 18 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (193 events)Click to expand

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WILSON, Duncan William resigned
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YATES, Geoffrey Edward resigned
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2025-05-13
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HINCHLIFFE, Michael John resigned
director
2025-04-30
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SAYER, Peter resigned
director
2024-05-01
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JOHNSTON, Andrew John appointed
director
2024-04-30
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JOYCE, John Gerard resigned
director
2023-04-30
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ELLIOTT, Garry John resigned
director
2023-04-30
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PENNEY, Charles David St John resigned
director
2022-05-31
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SHELDON, Lee Karl resigned
director
2022-04-30
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LEE, Richard Neil Frederick resigned
director
2021-04-30
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DUGGAN, Michael Francis resigned
director
2021-03-31
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CHALK, Will resigned
director
2020-01-31
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ELLIS, David Anthony resigned
director
2019-11-30
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BIRCHALL, Michael John resigned
director
2019-09-13
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GWILT, Elaine resigned
director
2019-04-30
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WOOLHOUSE, Neil Terence resigned
director
2018-10-19
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NERUSH, Anna resigned
director
2018-02-16
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WOOD, Simon Guy Scott appointed
director
2017-11-09
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WOOD, Peter John appointed
director
2017-11-09
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CHALK, Will appointed
director
2017-04-25
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CARPENTER, Andrew John resigned
director
2017-04-25
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JOHNSTON, Trevor Keith resigned
director
2016-07-19
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LAURITSEN, Hugh Eric appointed
director
2016-07-19
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MCGIVERN, Shelley Ann appointed
director
2016-07-19
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NERUSH, Anna appointed
director
2016-07-19
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WILSON, Duncan William appointed
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Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-19 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: WILSON, Duncan William resigned 2025-11-12; YATES, Geoffrey Edward resigned 2025-11-11

Group structure

Addleshaw Goddard Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Addleshaw Goddard Llp

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED

This company · 02598128

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Addleshaw Goddard Llp Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	10/11/2021

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

Incorporated1991-04-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

41 Lothbury

London

EC2R 7HG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-18

Last: 2026-04-04