AGV MACHINERY SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04455120 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-06
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
£75.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33200SIC 33200
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £75,679
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,650 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£76k
↓ 4.6% YoY
Current Assets
£82k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£18k£37k£55k£73k£91kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£75.7k£79.3k
Current assets£81.7k£91.4k
Net assets£75.7k£79.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-07
    ➕
    VILE, Joanne Helen appointed
    director
  2. 2026-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-06-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-06-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-06-19
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2024-05-22
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-05-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-05-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-05-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-03-16
    ➖
    VILE, Patricia Anne resigned
    director
  14. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-06-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2022-06-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2021-09-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-07-05
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  21. 2021-03-10
    ➕
    VILE, Peter Stuart appointed
    director
  22. 2021-03-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2009-12-24
    ➖
    VILE, Patricia Anne resigned
    secretary
  24. 2009-12-23
    ➖
    VILE, Alfred Gordon resigned
    director
  25. 2002-06-07
    ➕
    VILE, Patricia Anne appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-06-07
    ➖
    WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-06-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGV MACHINERY SERVICES LIMITED
  28. 2002-06-06
    ➕
    WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-06-06
    ➕
    VILE, Alfred Gordon appointed
    director
  30. 2002-06-06
    ➕
    VILE, Patricia Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Stuart Vile
Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Patricia Anne Vileceased 16/03/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2002-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

41 Croft Road
Upwell
Wisbech
PE14 9HE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-20
Last: 2026-06-06

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

VILE, Joanne Helen→
director · ~55y · appointed 2026-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VILE, Peter Stuart→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VILE, Patricia Anne→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-07 · resigned 2009-12-24
Resigned
WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2002-06-07
Resigned
VILE, Alfred Gordon→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2009-12-23
Resigned
VILE, Patricia Anne→
director · ~80y · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2024-03-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-06-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-13