AGR RACKING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07798325 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-05
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of office and shop furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees1400-1300

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-02
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-08
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    address · AD02
  4. 2024-10-08
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    address · AD04
  5. 2024-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-30
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    WORSLEY, Robert Howard resigned
    director
  11. 2020-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-06-20
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-08
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-15
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-02-08
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    CARTER, Gavin appointed
    director
  18. 2011-10-31
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    WORSLEY, Robert Howard appointed
    director
  19. 2011-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As AGR RACKING LIMITED
  20. 2011-10-05
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    BARKER, Allan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allan Barker
Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
Mr Gavin Carter
Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31010 — Manufacture of office and shop furniture

Registered office

Unit 1 Chapel Works
2 Timber Street Off Dalton Lane
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD21 4LD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BARKER, Allan→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-10-05
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Active
CARTER, Gavin→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-02-08
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Active
WORSLEY, Robert Howard→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-10-31 · resigned 2020-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-10-08
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19