A.G. FABRICATIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03061301 · ltd · incorporated 1995-05-25
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£220.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26400
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 30.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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 (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £220,417
Cash YoY
+26%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£224k
↑ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£220k
↑ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
£291k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £220.4k | £211.2k |
| Current assets | £290.9k | £243.7k |
| Cash | £224.4k | £177.5k |
| Debtors | £49.5k | £56.6k |
| Net assets | £220.4k | £211.2k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-30➖CHAMBERS, Janine resignedsecretary
- 2006-04-07➕CHAMBERS, Garry Paul appointeddirector
- 2006-04-07➕CHAMBERS, Janine appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-07➖HUDSON, Gillian Christine resignedsecretary
- 2006-04-07➖HUDSON, Alan John resigneddirector
- 1995-10-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1995-05-25🏢Company incorporatedAs A.G. FABRICATIONS LIMITED
- 1995-05-25➕HUDSON, Gillian Christine appointedsecretary
- 1995-05-25➕KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-05-25➖KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-05-25➕HUDSON, Alan John appointeddirector
- 1995-05-25➕KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-05-25➖KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Garry Paul Chambers Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Janine Chambers Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/08/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-05-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26400 — SIC 26400
Registered office
31 Imperial Park
Rawreth Lane
Rayleigh
Essex
SS6 9RS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-08
Last: 2026-05-25
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
CHAMBERS, Garry Paul→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2006-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHAMBERS, Janine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-04-07 · resigned 2013-09-30
HUDSON, Gillian Christine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-05-25 · resigned 2006-04-07
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-05-25 · resigned 1995-05-25
HUDSON, Alan John→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1995-05-25 · resigned 2006-04-07
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-05-25 · resigned 1995-05-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 19/10/1995 | — |
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Recent filings (92 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-22