A & G HARDWICK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06156899 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-13

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£1.39M

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01410

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -32% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.2y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 19.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,394,236

Cash YoY

-32%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£124k

↓ 32% YoY

Net Worth

£1.4m

↑ 25% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Cash	£124.2k	£182.7k
Net assets	£1.39M	£1.12M

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

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2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-01-01
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accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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accounts · AA
2023-12-22
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accounts · AA
2022-12-29
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accounts · AA
2022-01-17
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accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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accounts · AA
2019-12-31
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officers · TM02
2019-12-27
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accounts · AA
2019-12-23
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address · AD01
2019-12-20
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HARDWICK, Gillian Irene resigned
secretary
2018-12-21
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accounts · AA
2017-12-18
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accounts · AA
2016-12-21
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accounts · AA
2016-04-01
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-23
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accounts · AA
2015-04-01
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annual-return · AR01
2009-07-02
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
2009-07-02
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
2008-06-12
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2007-05-04
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2007-04-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2007-03-13
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Company incorporated
As A & G HARDWICK LIMITED
2007-03-13
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HARDWICK, Alistair Ralph Leslie appointed
director
2007-03-13
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HARDWICK, Gillian Irene appointed
director
2007-03-13
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HARDWICK, Gillian Irene appointed
secretary
2007-03-13
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-03-13
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-03-13
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-03-13
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HARDWICK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 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

79/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 low

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alistair Ralph Leslie Hardwick Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Gillian Irene Hardwick Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61	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

Incorporated2007-03-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410

Registered office

Blackbrook Gate 1

Blackbrook Business Park

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 2PX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-27

Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HARDWICK, Alistair Ralph Leslie→

director · ~65y · appointed 2007-03-13

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Active

HARDWICK, Gillian Irene→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-03-13

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Active

HARDWICK, Gillian Irene→

secretary · appointed 2007-03-13 · resigned 2019-12-20

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-13 · resigned 2007-03-13

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-13 · resigned 2007-03-13

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC	Mortgage	1 property	02/07/2009	—
outstanding	The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC	Mortgage	1 property	02/07/2009	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	12/06/2008	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	04/05/2007	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	21/04/2007	—

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