AGX HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03867582 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-28

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£370.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33130

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 23.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 23.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £370,785

Net assets shrinking

Down £22,093 YoY

Cash YoY

+6%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£628k

↑ 6.3% YoY

Net Worth

£371k

↓ 5.6% YoY

Current Assets

£714k

↑ 4.2% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£370.8k	£392.9k
Current assets	£714.2k	£685.4k
Cash	£628.2k	£591.0k
Debtors	£77.3k	£85.8k
Net assets	£370.8k	£392.9k

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

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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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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SANDERSON, David Christopher appointed
director
2026-06-01
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officers · AP01
2025-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-31
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-10-31
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capital · SH03
2019-04-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-04-10
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accounts · AA
2017-09-11
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officers · TM01
2017-09-07
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KEMP, Richard John resigned
director
2017-05-19
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mortgage · MR04
2017-05-19
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mortgage · MR04
2017-05-19
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Charge satisfied #3
2017-05-19
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-04-18
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mortgage · MR05
2010-04-07
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KEMP, Richard John appointed
director
2008-03-27
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SMART, Richard appointed
director
2008-03-27
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ALEXANDER, Charles Peter resigned
director
2006-10-20
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Euro Sales Finance PLC
2006-08-14
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Rbs If Limited
2002-09-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1999-10-28
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Company incorporated
As AGX HOLDINGS LIMITED
1999-10-28
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NOBBS, Alan John appointed
secretary
1999-10-28
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NOBBS, Alan John appointed
director
1999-10-28
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L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-10-28
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L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-10-28
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ALEXANDER, Charles Peter appointed
director
1999-10-28
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L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1999-10-28
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L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Smart Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016
Mr Alan John Nobbs Individual · British · DOB 04/1953 · age 73	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated1999-10-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33130 — SIC 33130

Registered office

46 Murrell Green Business Park

London Road

Hook

Hampshire

RG27 9GR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-11

Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

NOBBS, Alan John→

secretary · appointed 1999-10-28

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Active

NOBBS, Alan John→

director · ~73y · appointed 1999-10-28

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Active

SANDERSON, David Christopher→

director · ~52y · appointed 2026-06-01

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Active

SMART, Richard→

director · ~62y · appointed 2008-03-27

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Active

L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-28 · resigned 1999-10-28

Resigned

ALEXANDER, Charles Peter→

director · ~78y · appointed 1999-10-28 · resigned 2008-03-27

Resigned

KEMP, Richard John→

director · ~65y · appointed 2010-04-07 · resigned 2017-09-07

Resigned

L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-28 · resigned 1999-10-28

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Euro Sales Finance Euro Sales Finance PLC	Fixed and floating charge	1 property	20/10/2006	19/05/2017
satisfied	NatWest Group Rbs If Limited	Fixed and floating charge	1 property	14/08/2006	19/05/2017
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Debenture	1 property	20/09/2002	—

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