AGLG LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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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- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
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- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2015-08-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-05-10🏢Company incorporatedAs AGLG LIMITED
- 2012-05-10➕GOOLDING, Andrew Garry Lecan appointeddirector
- 2012-05-10➕GOOLDING, Donna appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Garry Lecan Goolding Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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