AGE UK (BANES) TRADING LTD

🌳Matureactive

03567737 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-20

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

35 officers (3 active, 35 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

124 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (87 events)Click to expand

2025-11-26
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accounts · AA
2024-12-17
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2024-10-09
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officers · TM01
2024-10-09
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officers · TM01
2024-10-01
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GREGSON, Nicola Anne resigned
director
2024-10-01
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NASH, Kathryn Charlotte Maria resigned
director
2024-06-04
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address · AD01
2023-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
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accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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officers · TM01
2022-11-22
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officers · TM01
2022-10-01
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NATT, Harinder Singh resigned
director
2022-10-01
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ROY, Michael resigned
director
2022-01-23
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officers · TM01
2022-01-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
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WINDSOR, Victoria Lucy resigned
director
2021-08-02
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officers · AP01
2021-07-30
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ANKETELL-JONES, Patrick Michael appointed
director
2021-07-30
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SHUBHABRATA, Roy appointed
director
2021-07-30
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NATT, Harinder Singh appointed
director
2021-07-30
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WINDSOR, Victoria Lucy appointed
director
2021-07-30
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officers · AP01
2021-07-30
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2021-07-30
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2021-07-30
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2021-07-30
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officers · TM01
2020-12-18
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accounts · AA
2020-12-09
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ENTWISTLE, Lesley Margaret appointed
director
2020-12-09
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PAGE, Andrew resigned
director
2019-10-31
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CLIFT, Claire Teresa resigned
director
2018-07-26
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SOUTH, Nick resigned
director
2017-04-25
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ALLEN, Alison Jane resigned
director
2017-02-23
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PRENDERGAST, Sarah resigned
director
2016-12-15
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CLIFT, Claire Teresa appointed
director
2016-12-15
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GREGSON, Nicola Anne appointed
director
2016-12-15
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RICHARDS, Pamela Rosemary resigned
director
2016-12-15
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WINDSOR, Victoria Lucy resigned
director
2015-12-10
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NASH, Kathryn Charlotte Maria appointed
director
2015-12-10
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WINDSOR, Victoria Lucy appointed
director
2013-12-12
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DOVE, Graham Stephen resigned
director
2013-12-12
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ROY, Michael appointed
director
2013-12-12
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SOUTH, Nick appointed
director
2013-03-22
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BRIGHT, Susan Anne resigned
secretary
2012-11-14
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PAGE, Andrew appointed
director
2012-09-14
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PRENDERGAST, Sarah appointed
director
2012-09-02
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FLOWER, Martha resigned
director
2012-08-31
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HAGAN, Jim resigned
director
2012-04-25
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PEARSON, Elisabeth Idina resigned
director
2012-02-08
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DEWEY, Ian resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-05-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

The Studio Alexander House

James Street West

Bath

BA1 2BT

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-15

Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (3 active · 32 resigned)

ANKETELL-JONES, Patrick Michael→

director · ~77y · appointed 2021-07-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ENTWISTLE, Lesley Margaret→

director · ~76y · appointed 2020-12-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SHUBHABRATA, Roy→

director · ~47y · appointed 2021-07-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRIGHT, Susan Anne→

secretary · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2013-03-22

Resigned

DABBS, Janet Sarah→

secretary · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2007-11-14

Resigned

DAWSON, Sue→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-01 · resigned 2006-05-31

Resigned

TRAVIS, Joan Ann→

secretary · appointed 1998-05-20 · resigned 2003-06-30

Resigned

ALLEN, Alison Jane→

director · ~60y · appointed 2011-03-29 · resigned 2017-04-25

Resigned

CLIFT, Claire Teresa→

director · ~48y · appointed 2016-12-15 · resigned 2019-10-31

Resigned

COOMBS, Laurence John→

director · ~99y · appointed 1998-05-20 · resigned 2008-02-12

Resigned

DEWEY, Ian→

director · ~96y · appointed 2011-03-29 · resigned 2012-02-08

Resigned

DEWEY, Ian Charles→

director · ~87y · appointed 1998-05-20 · resigned 2006-05-31

Resigned

DOLMAN, Alan Arthur→

director · ~79y · appointed 2008-02-19 · resigned 2010-05-18

Resigned

DOVE, Graham Stephen→

director · ~69y · appointed 2011-03-29 · resigned 2013-12-12

Resigned

FLOWER, Martha→

director · ~96y · appointed 2011-03-29 · resigned 2012-09-02

Resigned

GREGSON, Nicola Anne→

director · ~72y · appointed 2016-12-15 · resigned 2024-10-01

Resigned

HAGAN, Jim→

director · ~83y · appointed 2011-03-29 · resigned 2012-08-31

Resigned

HORNE, Rosemary→

director · ~85y · appointed 2008-02-19 · resigned 2011-03-29

Resigned

ILLINGWORTH, Ruth→

director · ~78y · appointed 2008-02-19 · resigned 2011-03-29

Resigned

MEECHAM, Alan Gerrard→

director · ~105y · appointed 2008-02-19 · resigned 2010-03-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (124 total)

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accounts · AA

2025-11-26

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-12-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-10-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-10-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-04

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-06-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-12-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-01-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-12-19

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-11-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-14

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-01-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-01-23