A G RUTHERFORD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07695700 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-06
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
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year to Mar 2025
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-07-09
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  3. 2025-07-09
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  4. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-13
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  10. 2018-10-17
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  11. 2017-07-28
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  12. 2016-08-29
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  13. 2015-08-19
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  14. 2015-07-13
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  15. 2014-07-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-10-07
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    RUTHERFORD, Alan Gray, Dr appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-10-07
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    RUTHERFORD, Alan Gray, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2011-10-07
    ➕
    RUTHERFORD, Roslyn Anne Moore appointed
    director
  19. 2011-10-07
    ➖
    MUCKLE SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-10-07
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    DAVISON, Andrew John resigned
    director
  21. 2011-07-06
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    Company incorporated
    As A G RUTHERFORD LIMITED
  22. 2011-07-06
    ➕
    MUCKLE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2011-07-06
    ➕
    DAVISON, Andrew John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RUTHERFORD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rosalyn Anne Moore Rutherford
Individual · British · DOB 08/1944 · age 82
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Alan Gray Rutherfordceased 31/10/2023· 25-50% shares

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 SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

West Wing Stelling Hall
Newton
Stocksfield
Northumberland
NE43 7UR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

RUTHERFORD, Alan Gray, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUTHERFORD, Alan Gray, Dr→
director · ~84y · appointed 2011-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUTHERFORD, Roslyn Anne Moore→
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUCKLE SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-07-06 · resigned 2011-10-07
Resigned
DAVISON, Andrew John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-07-06 · resigned 2011-10-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-05