AGINCOURT SECURITIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03439535 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-25
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-175.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.7y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
93 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £175,711
Cash YoY
+588%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£172
↑ 588% YoY
Net Worth
-£176k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£140k
Current Liabilities
—
-£176k-£113k-£49k£14k£77k£140kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-175.7k£-175.4k
Current assets£140.2k—
Cash£172£25
Debtors£140.0k—
Net assets£-175.7k£-175.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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  2. 2026-03-27
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  3. 2025-03-18
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  4. 2024-11-21
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    MILENSKI, Emerson Joseph appointed
    director
  5. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2023-03-28
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  7. 2022-03-24
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  8. 2020-07-29
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  9. 2020-07-29
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  10. 2019-09-24
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  11. 2019-03-08
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  12. 2019-03-08
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  15. 2019-03-08
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  16. 2019-03-08
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    Charge satisfied #5
  17. 2019-03-08
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    Charge satisfied #4
  18. 2019-03-08
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2019-03-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2019-03-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2018-12-12
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  22. 2018-12-11
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  23. 2018-12-11
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  24. 2018-11-30
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Questmap Limited
  25. 2014-08-04
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 2011-01-27
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    LOVETT, Malcolm John resigned
    director
  27. 2011-01-27
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    TAMAGNA, Mary resigned
    director
  28. 2009-03-01
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    BARRON, Nicholas Roger Burdett resigned
    director
  29. 2009-03-01
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    TAMAGNA, Mary appointed
    director
  30. 2008-11-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  31. 2008-04-06
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    LOVETT, Lynda Margaret resigned
    secretary
  32. 2007-04-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 2006-09-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  34. 2006-04-06
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    BURGESS, Stephen William appointed
    director
  35. 2006-04-06
    ➕
    BARRON, Nicholas Roger Burdett appointed
    director
  36. 1998-09-01
    ➕
    LOVETT, Lynda Margaret appointed
    secretary
  37. 1998-09-01
    ➕
    LOVETT, Malcolm John appointed
    director
  38. 1997-09-25
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    Company incorporated
    As AGINCOURT SECURITIES LIMITED
  39. 1997-09-25
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1997-09-25
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  41. 1997-09-25
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 1997-09-25
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 74 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 20 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 ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen William Burgess
Individual · British · DOB 12/1952 · age 74
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
Incorporated1997-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

13 Hursley Road Chandler's Ford
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO53 2FW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BURGESS, Stephen William→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILENSKI, Emerson Joseph→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOVETT, Lynda Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-01 · resigned 2008-04-06
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-09-25 · resigned 1997-09-25
Resigned
BARRON, Nicholas Roger Burdett→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-04-06 · resigned 2009-03-01
Resigned
LOVETT, Malcolm John→
director · ~79y · appointed 1998-09-01 · resigned 2011-01-27
Resigned
TAMAGNA, Mary→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-03-01 · resigned 2011-01-27
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-09-25 · resigned 1997-09-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Questmap
Questmap Limited
A registered charge1 property30/11/201808/03/2019
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—04/08/201408/03/2019
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property14/11/200808/03/2019
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property30/04/200708/03/2019
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property29/09/200608/03/2019

Recent filings (93 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-27