A G FIRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08586510 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£61.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
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: 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £61,506
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,544 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£62k
↓ 9.6% YoY
Current Assets
£52k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£14k£27k£41k£54k£68kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£61.5k£68.7k
Current assets£51.8k£44.3k
Net assets£61.5k£68.0k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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  2. 2025-12-19
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  3. 2025-12-19
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  4. 2025-12-19
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  5. 2025-11-21
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  6. 2024-10-17
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  7. 2024-08-20
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  8. 2024-08-20
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  10. 2024-08-20
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  11. 2024-05-16
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  12. 2024-05-16
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  13. 2023-05-15
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  14. 2022-09-26
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  15. 2021-09-07
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  16. 2020-11-11
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  17. 2019-12-22
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  18. 2019-03-04
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  19. 2018-04-01
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    WOOD, Christine Marie Claire appointed
    director
  20. 2018-03-31
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    WOOD, George Grendon resigned
    director
  21. 2018-03-31
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    WOOD, Harriet Lillian resigned
    director
  22. 2014-09-29
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    WOOD, George Grendon appointed
    director
  23. 2014-09-29
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    WOOD, Harriet Lillian appointed
    director
  24. 2013-12-04
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    EVANS, Andrew Lee resigned
    director
  25. 2013-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As A G FIRE LIMITED
  26. 2013-06-26
    ➕
    WOOD, Ernest Grendon appointed
    director
  27. 2013-06-26
    ➕
    EVANS, Andrew Lee 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Christine Marie Claire Wood
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest20/07/2017
Mr Ernest Grendon Wood
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest20/07/2017

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
Incorporated2013-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Lower Brockholes Farm
Lower Brockholes
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX2 8XQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WOOD, Christine Marie Claire→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Ernest Grendon→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Andrew Lee→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-06-26 · resigned 2013-12-04
Resigned
WOOD, George Grendon→
director · ~33y · appointed 2014-09-29 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned
WOOD, Harriet Lillian→
director · ~31y · appointed 2014-09-29 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28