A LEGGE & SONS CONTRACTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08957164 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.44M
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
40 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,441,014

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1.4m
Current Assets
£1.1m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£2.47M
Current assets£1.09M
Debtors£1.04M
Net assets£1.44M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-06-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-06-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-12-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-03-17
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    LEGGE, Ian Charles resigned
    director
  13. 2022-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2018-06-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2017-05-22
    ➕
    PRICE, Daniel Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2014-09-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  22. 2014-08-30
    ➖
    LEGGE, Dean Allan resigned
    director
  23. 2014-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As A LEGGE & SONS CONTRACTING LIMITED
  24. 2014-03-25
    ➕
    LEGGE, Allan appointed
    director
  25. 2014-03-25
    ➕
    LEGGE, Graham appointed
    director
  26. 2014-03-25
    ➕
    LEGGE, Ian appointed
    director
  27. 2014-03-25
    ➕
    LEGGE, Dean Allan appointed
    director
  28. 2014-03-25
    ➕
    LEGGE, Ian Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LEGGE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-08

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Legge
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

2 Butterley Cottages
Thornbury
Bromyard
Herefordshire
HR7 4NG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-08OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-25

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

LEGGE, Allan→
director · ~90y · appointed 2014-03-25
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Active
LEGGE, Graham→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-03-25
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Active
LEGGE, Ian→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-03-25
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Active
PRICE, Daniel Andrew→
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEGGE, Dean Allan→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-03-25 · resigned 2014-08-30
Resigned
LEGGE, Ian Charles→
director · ~34y · appointed 2014-03-25 · resigned 2022-03-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—08/09/2014—
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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-18