AGATAR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02857586 · ltd · incorporated 1993-09-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
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 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-02-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-23
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    TARBUN, Philip James appointed
    director
  19. 2019-04-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2017-09-28
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    TARBUN, Phil James resigned
    director
  21. 2015-09-02
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    TARBUN, Phil James appointed
    director
  22. 2015-06-12
    ➖
    BASIURSKI, Jerzy Ryszard, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  23. 2015-06-12
    ➖
    BASIURSKI, Jerzy Ryszard, Mr. resigned
    director
  24. 1998-05-01
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    WATERMAN, Marina Aniela appointed
    director
  25. 1998-05-01
    ➕
    BASIURSKI, Jerzy Ryszard, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  26. 1998-05-01
    ➖
    CRAVEN, Christopher Lawrence resigned
    secretary
  27. 1998-05-01
    ➕
    BASIURSKI, Jerzy Ryszard, Mr. appointed
    director
  28. 1998-05-01
    ➖
    CRAVEN, Christopher Lawrence resigned
    director
  29. 1998-05-01
    ➖
    HAAGENSEN, Paul resigned
    director
  30. 1993-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AGATAR LIMITED
  31. 1993-09-28
    ➕
    CRAVEN, Christopher Lawrence appointed
    secretary
  32. 1993-09-28
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1993-09-28
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1993-09-28
    ➕
    CRAVEN, Christopher Lawrence appointed
    director
  35. 1993-09-28
    ➕
    HAAGENSEN, Paul appointed
    director
  36. 1993-09-28
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1993-09-28
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 75 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Malcolm Kenneth Edge
Individual · British · DOB 09/1944 · age 82
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Ms Marina Aniela Waterman
Individual · British · DOB 04/1951 · age 75
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

33 Princes Crescent
Morecambe
Lancashire
LA4 6BY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

TARBUN, Philip James→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERMAN, Marina Aniela→
director · ~75y · appointed 1998-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BASIURSKI, Jerzy Ryszard, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-01 · resigned 2015-06-12
Resigned
CRAVEN, Christopher Lawrence→
secretary · appointed 1993-09-28 · resigned 1998-05-01
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-09-28 · resigned 1993-09-28
Resigned
BASIURSKI, Jerzy Ryszard, Mr.→
director · ~79y · appointed 1998-05-01 · resigned 2015-06-12
Resigned
CRAVEN, Christopher Lawrence→
director · ~73y · appointed 1993-09-28 · resigned 1998-05-01
Resigned
HAAGENSEN, Paul→
director · ~76y · appointed 1993-09-28 · resigned 1998-05-01
Resigned
TARBUN, Phil James→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-09-02 · resigned 2017-09-28
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-09-28 · resigned 1993-09-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03