AGV RETAIL LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
- 33200SIC 33200
- 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Opportunity 74/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -54% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £91.9k | £107.5k |
| Current assets | £104.5k | £119.8k |
| Cash | £3.7k | £8.0k |
| Debtors | £100.8k | £111.8k |
| Net assets | £86.5k | £91.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-10-26➕HARRIS, Dawn Louise appointeddirector
- 2020-10-26➕HARRIS, Michael Gary appointeddirector
- 2020-10-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-03-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-03-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-02-21➖GILL, Henry John resigneddirector
- 2011-01-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AGV RETAIL LIMITED
- 2011-01-20➕HARRIS, Nicholas Andrew appointeddirector
- 2011-01-20➕GILL, Henry John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-11-19: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
3 Core Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 Core Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/02/2019 |
Mr Nicholas Andrew Harris Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Henry John Gillceased 21/02/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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