A G STOUT OPTOMETRIC SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05911276 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-21
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 12.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 12.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-06📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-10-06📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-10-06📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-31📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-25📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-05-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-08-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-14📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-08-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-08-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-03➕RICHARDS, Charles Alexander appointeddirector
- 2023-08-03➕RICHARDS, Sian appointeddirector
- 2023-06-30➕HAKIM, Imran appointeddirector
- 2023-06-30➖STOUT, Anthony Gervais resigneddirector
- 2023-05-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-05-04🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-05-04🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2013-12-09🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2013-12-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2013-11-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2011-01-01➖BALL, Geoffrey Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2006-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs A G STOUT OPTOMETRIC SERVICES LIMITED
- 2006-08-21➕BALL, Geoffrey Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-21➕STOUT, Anthony Gervais appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Richards Optometric Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Ho2 Management Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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A G STOUT OPTOMETRIC SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 05911276
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Richards Optometric Services Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/08/2023 |
Ho2 Management Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/06/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Richards Optometric Services Limitedceased 31/07/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Anthony Gervais Stoutceased 30/06/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
Unit 317 India Mill Business Centre
Darwen
Lancashire
BB3 1AE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
HAKIM, Imran→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-06-30
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RICHARDS, Charles Alexander→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2023-08-03
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RICHARDS, Sian→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-08-03
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BALL, Geoffrey Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2011-01-01
STOUT, Anthony Gervais→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2023-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/12/2013 | 04/05/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/12/2013 | 04/05/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/11/2013 | 11/05/2023 |
Recent filings (76 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-06
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-06
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-25
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-13