AGENTCROFT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04249186 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-10
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees700700

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-10-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-29
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    GANDER, Byron appointed
    director
  9. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-03-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2017-07-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2001-08-08
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    GANDER, Jane Leigh appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-08-08
    ➕
    GANDER, David John appointed
    director
  20. 2001-08-08
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    AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2001-08-08
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    BUYVIEW LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2001-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AGENTCROFT LIMITED
  23. 2001-07-10
    ➕
    AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-07-10
    ➕
    BUYVIEW LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GANDER, Byron (same surname) appointed 2022-11-29. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Gander
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jane Leigh Ganderceased 04/01/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2001-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

Aston House
Cornwall Avenue
London
N3 1LF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GANDER, Jane Leigh→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GANDER, Byron→
director · ~22y · appointed 2022-11-29
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Active
GANDER, David John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-08-08
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Active
AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-07-10 · resigned 2001-08-08
Resigned
BUYVIEW LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-07-10 · resigned 2001-08-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-22