A & G SIGNS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05631567 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£2.40M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 10.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
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
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,395,017
Cash YoY
+5%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.4m
↑ 5.2% YoY
Net Worth
£2.4m
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Assets
£2.7m
↑ 8.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.16M | £2.87M |
| Current assets | £2.71M | £2.50M |
| Cash | £1.35M | £1.28M |
| Debtors | £1.34M | £1.19M |
| Net assets | £2.40M | £2.29M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-22➖BADLEY, Claire resigneddirector
- 2025-08-22➖BADLEY, Lee David resigneddirector
- 2025-07-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2015-06-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2009-06-25➕BADLEY, Claire appointeddirector
- 2009-06-25➕BADLEY, Lee David appointeddirector
- 2005-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs A & G SIGNS LIMITED
- 2005-11-22➕MARCHANT, Carla Louise appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-22➕MARCHANT, Carla Louise appointeddirector
- 2005-11-22➕RANSOME, Gareth Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: BADLEY, Claire resigned 2025-08-22; BADLEY, Lee David resigned 2025-08-22
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gareth Andrew Ransome Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Miss Carla Louise Marchant Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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6 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
Incorporated2005-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
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: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
MARCHANT, Carla Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-11-22
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MARCHANT, Carla Louise→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2005-11-22
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RANSOME, Gareth Andrew→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2005-11-22
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BADLEY, Claire→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-06-25 · resigned 2025-08-22
BADLEY, Lee David→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2009-06-25 · resigned 2025-08-22
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 26/06/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 16/06/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (62 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29