AGARDSLEY INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07593074 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-06
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£126.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of racehorse owners
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £126,913

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£127k
↑ 8.6% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 90% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£46k£92k£138k£184k£230kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£126.9k£116.8k
Current assets£22.1k£229.8k
Net assets£126.9k£116.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-01
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    CROSS, Jeremy Andrew appointed
    director
  4. 2024-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-24
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    address · AD01
  9. 2020-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-05-05
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-08-22
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    PETERSON, Michelle Louise appointed
    director
  18. 2012-08-22
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    PERRY, Jane Emma resigned
    director
  19. 2011-06-01
    ➕
    PERRY, Jane Emma appointed
    director
  20. 2011-06-01
    ➖
    PETERSON, Michelle Louise resigned
    director
  21. 2011-04-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AGARDSLEY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  22. 2011-04-06
    ➕
    PETERSON, Michelle appointed
    secretary
  23. 2011-04-06
    ➕
    PETERSON, Michelle Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
Ms Michelle Louise Peterson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2017

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
Incorporated2011-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93191 — Activities of racehorse owners

Registered office

Hanbury Grange Wood Lane
Hanbury
Burton-On-Trent
DE13 8TG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

PETERSON, Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-06
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Active
CROSS, Jeremy Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-06-01
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Active
PETERSON, Michelle Louise→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-08-22
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Active
PERRY, Jane Emma→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2012-08-22
Resigned
PETERSON, Michelle Louise→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-04-06 · resigned 2011-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-06