A.G. BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07785950 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-26
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£616.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
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 (73/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £615,963
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,142 YoY
Cash YoY
+146%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£37k
↑ 146% YoY
Net Worth
£616k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£561k
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£124k£248k£373k£497k£621kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£631.6k£645.7k
Current assets£561.2k£546.9k
Cash£37.4k£15.2k
Debtors£318.3k£361.8k
Net assets£616.0k£621.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-07-01
    ➕
    GROVES, Helen Ann appointed
    director
  7. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-25
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  12. 2018-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-27
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    address · AD03
  15. 2016-09-26
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  16. 2016-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-10-04
    ➕
    GROVES, Alan appointed
    director
  18. 2013-10-04
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    GROVES, Alan resigned
    director
  19. 2011-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As A.G. BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  20. 2011-09-26
    ➕
    GROVES, Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 13 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
Mr Alan Groves
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence26/09/2016

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
Incorporated2011-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

The Uplands Barn
Glazeley
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV16 6AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GROVES, Alan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-10-04
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Active
GROVES, Helen Ann→
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-07-01
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Active
GROVES, Alan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-09-26 · resigned 2013-10-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-27