A G CRANES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06529299 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28220
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.3y
20/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2024-05-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-03-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-02➕SIMPSON, Jordan Derrick appointeddirector
- 2023-03-02➖GRIFFITHS, Alan resigneddirector
- 2023-03-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Alan Griffiths
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-05📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2021-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-01➖ALLELY, David resignedsecretary
- 2014-03-01➖ALLELY, David James resigneddirector
- 2008-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs A G CRANES LIMITED
- 2008-03-10➕ALLELY, David appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-10➕ALLELY, David James appointeddirector
- 2008-03-10➕ALLELY, Peter Charles appointeddirector
- 2008-03-10➖ALLELY, Peter Charles resigneddirector
- 2008-03-10➕ALLELY, Robert Maurice appointeddirector
- 2008-03-10➖ALLELY, Robert Maurice resigneddirector
- 2008-03-10➕GRIFFITHS, Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Technical Cranes Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Technical Cranes Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A G CRANES LIMITED
This company · 06529299
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Technical Cranes Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/03/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan Griffithsceased 02/03/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28220 — SIC 28220
Registered office
Excalibur Offices Securehold Business Centre
Studley Road
Redditch
B98 7LG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
SIMPSON, Jordan Derrick→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALLELY, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-10 · resigned 2014-03-01
ALLELY, David James→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2008-03-10 · resigned 2014-03-01
ALLELY, Peter Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2008-03-10 · resigned 2008-03-10
ALLELY, Robert Maurice→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2008-03-10 · resigned 2008-03-10
GRIFFITHS, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-03-10 · resigned 2023-03-02
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/06/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Alan Griffiths | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/03/2023 | 10/05/2024 |
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Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-03