AG SIGNS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05623146 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-15
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Cash£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2016-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2005-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AG SIGNS LIMITED
  17. 2005-11-15
    ➕
    MARCHANT, Carla Louise appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-11-15
    ➕
    MARCHANT, Carla Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2005-11-15
    ➕
    RANSOME, Gareth Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Carla Louise Marchant
Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Gareth Andrew Ransome
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

18 Ferrybridge Road
Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10 4JJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MARCHANT, Carla Louise→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-15
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Active
MARCHANT, Carla Louise→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-11-15
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Active
RANSOME, Gareth Andrew→
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-11-15
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Active

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-29