A G & SONS (UK) LTD

🌳Matureactive

05355622 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-07

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 14.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46480

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.4y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 14.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Average employees	300	300

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-05-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-05-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-11-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-05-01
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SONI, Zarana resigned
secretary
2013-03-01
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SONI, Ankitkumar appointed
director
2012-03-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2008-03-04
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SHAH, Akshay Nathalal resigned
secretary
2008-03-04
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GANDHI, Kamlesh resigned
director
2008-03-01
➕
SONI, Jaiminkumar Dilipkumar appointed
director
2008-03-01
➕
SONI, Zarana appointed
secretary
2006-06-01
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SHAH, Akshay Nathalal appointed
secretary
2006-06-01
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SONI, Jaimin resigned
secretary
2005-02-09
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-02-09
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2005-02-08
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SONI, Jaimin appointed
secretary
2005-02-08
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GANDHI, Kamlesh appointed
director
2005-02-07
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Company incorporated
As A G & SONS (UK) LTD
2005-02-07
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-02-07
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ankitkumar Soni Individual · Indian · DOB 07/1985 · age 41	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Jaiminkumar Dilipkumar Soni Individual · Indian · DOB 04/1983 · age 43	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2005-02-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46480 — SIC 46480

Registered office

Pentax House South Hill Avenue

South Harrow

Harrow

HA2 0DU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-07

Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

SONI, Ankitkumar→

director · ~41y · appointed 2013-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SONI, Jaiminkumar Dilipkumar→

director · ~43y · appointed 2008-03-01

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Active

SHAH, Akshay Nathalal→

secretary · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2008-03-04

Resigned

SONI, Jaimin→

secretary · appointed 2005-02-08 · resigned 2006-06-01

Resigned

SONI, Zarana→

secretary · appointed 2008-03-01 · resigned 2015-05-01

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-07 · resigned 2005-02-09

Resigned

GANDHI, Kamlesh→

director · ~64y · appointed 2005-02-08 · resigned 2008-03-04

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-07 · resigned 2005-02-09

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	06/03/2012	—

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