AG AUTOBODIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08087793 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-29
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£15.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £15,163
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,060 YoY
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£17k
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£15k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £30.6k | £45.5k |
| Current assets | £25.5k | £38.3k |
| Cash | £17.5k | £28.1k |
| Debtors | £7.9k | £10.0k |
| Net assets | £15.2k | £19.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-22➕MATTHEWS, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2025-11-22➖MATTHEWS, Joseph resigneddirector
- 2025-07-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-01➕MATTHEWS, Joseph appointeddirector
- 2022-07-31➖MATTHEWS, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2012-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AG AUTOBODIES LIMITED
- 2012-05-29➕GREGORY, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2012-05-29➕MATTHEWS, Stephen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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 Joseph Matthews Individual · British · DOB 06/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/08/2022 |
Mr Andrew Gregory Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/05/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Stephen Matthewsceased 31/07/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
54-56 Ormskirk Street
St Helens
Merseyside
WA10 2TF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
GREGORY, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2012-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MATTHEWS, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2025-11-22
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MATTHEWS, Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~29y · appointed 2022-08-01 · resigned 2025-11-22
MATTHEWS, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2012-05-29 · resigned 2022-07-31
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-10