ARGO SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03621706 · ltd · incorporated 1998-08-25
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£11.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
82 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,275
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,376 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£11k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Total assets£11.3k£12.7k
Current assets£12.9k£14.8k
Net assets£11.3k£12.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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  3. 2025-03-31
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  4. 2025-03-27
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  5. 2025-03-26
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-03-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-08-28
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    address · AD01
  10. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2021-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-14
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-13
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    address · AD03
  17. 2018-03-12
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  18. 1998-09-10
    ➕
    GRANT, Robert Ian appointed
    secretary
  19. 1998-09-10
    ➕
    GRANT, Carole Lesley appointed
    director
  20. 1998-09-10
    ➕
    GRANT, Robert Ian appointed
    director
  21. 1998-09-10
    ➖
    FORMATION NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 1998-09-10
    ➖
    FORMATION NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 1998-08-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ARGO SERVICES LIMITED
  24. 1998-08-25
    ➕
    FORMATION NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 1998-08-25
    ➕
    FORMATION NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 73 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 28 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Ian Grant
Individual · English · DOB 10/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/08/2016
Mrs Carole Lesley Grant
Individual · English · DOB 02/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/08/2016

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
Incorporated1998-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

49 Toothill Close Ashton In Makerfield
Wigan
Lancs
WN4 8BJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GRANT, Robert Ian→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, Carole Lesley→
director · ~70y · appointed 1998-09-10
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Active
GRANT, Robert Ian→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORMATION NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-08-25 · resigned 1998-09-10
Resigned
FORMATION NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1998-08-25 · resigned 1998-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24