AG CONSTRUCTION (UK) LTD

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04795778 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £1,886

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14k
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£28k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£8.4k
Current assets£27.8k
Cash£14.1k
Debtors£9.0k
Net assets£1.9k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-02-19
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  4. 2024-07-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-07-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-07-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-04-26
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    THORPE, Glyn resigned
    director
  8. 2024-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-06-12
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    HARDCASTLE, Guy Charles appointed
    secretary
  17. 2003-06-12
    ➕
    HARDCASTLE, Guy Charles appointed
    director
  18. 2003-06-12
    ➖
    CF CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2003-06-12
    ➕
    THORPE, Glyn appointed
    director
  20. 2003-06-12
    ➖
    CF CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2003-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AG CONSTRUCTION (UK) LTD
  22. 2003-06-11
    ➕
    CF CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2003-06-11
    ➕
    CF CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Guy Charles Hardcastle
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Glyn Thorpeceased 26/04/2024· 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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Coopers Close
Nettleham
Lincoln
LN2 2XX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HARDCASTLE, Guy Charles→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDCASTLE, Guy Charles→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CF CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-06-11 · resigned 2003-06-12
Resigned
THORPE, Glyn→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-06-12 · resigned 2024-04-26
Resigned
CF CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-06-11 · resigned 2003-06-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-25
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13