A & G ARCHITECTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
05238068 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-22
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£641.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £641,832
Cash YoY
+77%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£503k
↑ 77% YoY
Net Worth
£642k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£732k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £641.8k | £636.3k |
| Current assets | £731.6k | £729.5k |
| Cash | £503.2k | £283.9k |
| Debtors | £228.4k | £445.6k |
| Net assets | £641.8k | £636.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2017-03-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-02-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2016-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-08-19➖HALL, Bryan Gavin resigneddirector
- 2005-04-26➕FILBY, Alan William appointeddirector
- 2005-04-26➕HALL, Bryan Gavin appointeddirector
- 2004-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs A & G ARCHITECTS LTD
- 2004-09-22➕HARDY, Michal Anne appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-22➕HARDY, Andrew Paul appointeddirector
- 2004-09-22➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-09-22➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-09-22➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-09-22➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-09-22➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-09-22➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Paul Hardy Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A & G ARCHITECTS (OXFORD) LTD→ 02968818 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
C/O Charnwood Accountants, The
Point, Granite Way
Mountsorrel, Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE12 7TZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
HARDY, Michal Anne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FILBY, Alan William→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2005-04-26
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HARDY, Andrew Paul→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-22 · resigned 2004-09-22
HALL, Bryan Gavin→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2005-04-26 · resigned 2010-08-19
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-22 · resigned 2004-09-22
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-22 · resigned 2004-09-22
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Recent filings (60 total)
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2025-10-08
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2024-10-31
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2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2023-10-30
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2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2022-10-31
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2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2021-10-26
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2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2020-10-30
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2020-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2019-10-02
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2019-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2018-10-30