A G H CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05084291 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-25
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).

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, 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees600600

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-12-14
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  4. 2022-12-20
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  5. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-30
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    HUXLEY, Aimee Rose appointed
    director
  7. 2021-04-30
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2020-11-26
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  9. 2019-12-19
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  10. 2018-12-19
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  11. 2018-01-02
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  12. 2016-12-16
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  13. 2016-04-11
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  14. 2015-11-25
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  15. 2015-03-28
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  16. 2014-11-06
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  17. 2004-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As A G H CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2004-03-25
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    HUXLEY, Mary Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-03-25
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    HUXLEY, Andrew George appointed
    director
  20. 2004-03-25
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    HUXLEY, Mary Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2004-03-25
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-03-25
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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  23. 2004-03-25
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2004-03-25
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew George Huxley
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Huxley
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

The Hermitage
Twemlows Avenue Higher Heath
Whitchurch
SY13 2HD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

HUXLEY, Mary Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-25
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Active
HUXLEY, Aimee Rose→
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-04-30
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Active
HUXLEY, Andrew George→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUXLEY, Mary Elizabeth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-25 · resigned 2004-03-25
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-25 · resigned 2004-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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2026-04-07
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2025-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
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accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
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accounts · AA
2023-12-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
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officers · AP01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-19