AGLORY MERCHANT ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05245606 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-29
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£183.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46450
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47750Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 17.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £183,869

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£184k
Current Assets
£744k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£183.9k
Current assets£744.0k
Net assets£183.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-03
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    Charge satisfied #2
  17. 2016-08-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2011-06-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Zenith Trustees Limited and Zenith Nominees Limited
  19. 2008-09-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Zenith Trustees Limited and Zenith Nominees Limited
  20. 2004-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As AGLORY MERCHANT ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  21. 2004-09-29
    ➕
    ADEBOLA, Esther Ibidoja appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-09-29
    ➕
    ADEBOLA, Esther Ibidoja appointed
    director
  23. 2004-09-29
    ➕
    ADEBOLA, Mohammed Kamoru appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 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

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
Esther Ibidoja Adebola
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2016
Mohammed Kamoru Adebola
Individual · Dutch · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2004-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450

Registered office

1 Pier Road
Erith
DA8 1TA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ADEBOLA, Esther Ibidoja→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-29
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Active
ADEBOLA, Esther Ibidoja→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-09-29
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Active
ADEBOLA, Mohammed Kamoru→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-09-29
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Zenith Trustees and Zenith Nominees
Zenith Trustees Limited and Zenith Nominees Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property13/06/201103/08/2016
satisfied
Zenith Trustees and Zenith Nominees
Zenith Trustees Limited and Zenith Nominees Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property25/09/200803/08/2016

Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12