ANGUS WHEAT CONSULTANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07879608 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-13

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£129.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Support activities for crop production

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -51% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £129,007

Net assets shrinking

Down £8,667 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 51% YoY

Cash YoY

-51%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£25k

↓ 51% YoY

Net Worth

£129k

↓ 6.3% YoY

Current Assets

£135k

↓ 5.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£129.0k	£137.7k
Current assets	£135.1k	£142.8k
Cash	£25.2k	£51.5k
Debtors	£109.9k	£91.3k
Net assets	£129.0k	£137.7k

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

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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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-05-21
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2023-09-27
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2022-09-28
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2021-09-27
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2020-12-23
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2019-09-26
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2018-09-18
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2017-10-02
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2016-08-30
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2016-01-07
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2015-07-20
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2014-12-18
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2011-12-13
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Company incorporated
As ANGUS WHEAT CONSULTANTS LIMITED
2011-12-13
➕
ANGUS, William James appointed
secretary
2011-12-13
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ANGUS, Judith Mary appointed
director
2011-12-13
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ANGUS, William James 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 "ANGUS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 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 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr William James Angus Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Judith Mary Angus Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2011-12-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

The Pines High Street

Rattlesden

Bury St. Edmunds

Suffolk

IP30 0RA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-27

Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ANGUS, William James→

secretary · appointed 2011-12-13

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Active

ANGUS, Judith Mary→

director · ~71y · appointed 2011-12-13

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Active

ANGUS, William James→

director · ~75y · appointed 2011-12-13

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