AGL STEELFORM LTD

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06983577 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-06
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 07290
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
50 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees100100

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2023-05-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-05-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-08-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AGL STEELFORM LTD
  18. 2009-08-06
    HUMM, Liam Geoffrey appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Liam Geoffrey Humm
Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43
75100%
75-100% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2009-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC07290 — SIC 07290

Registered office

Isobella Ipswich Road
Langham
Colchester
CO4 5NQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HUMM, Liam Geoffrey
director · ~43y · appointed 2009-08-06
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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-06-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-26