AGRIQUIP ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07694920 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
42 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2026-03-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2026-03-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-03-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2020-09-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-06-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Geoffrey Hatton
  20. 2011-07-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AGRIQUIP ENGINEERING LIMITED
  21. 2011-07-06
    ➕
    WHITEHEAD, Lucy appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-07-06
    ➕
    WHITEHEAD, Lucy appointed
    director
  23. 2011-07-06
    ➕
    WHITEHEAD, Philip Brian 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)

Group structure

Wplh Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wplh Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AGRIQUIP ENGINEERING LIMITED
This company · 07694920

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wplh Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/03/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Philip Brian Whiteheadceased 09/03/2026· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Lucy Whiteheadceased 09/03/2026· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

Mentor House
Ainsworth Street
Blackburn
BB1 6AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WHITEHEAD, Lucy→
secretary · appointed 2011-07-06
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Active
WHITEHEAD, Lucy→
director · ~41y · appointed 2011-07-06
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Active
WHITEHEAD, Philip Brian→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-07-06
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Geoffrey Hatton
A registered charge1 property16/06/201629/09/2020

Recent filings (42 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07