AFRICA GROWTH AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS UK LTD.

🌳Matureactive
09320731 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
56 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees300300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-03-20
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    SMITH, Albert resigned
    director
  11. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-01-01
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    DAWKINS, Royston Mcdermott appointed
    director
  14. 2018-12-21
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    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2018-12-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-11-07
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    re-registration-memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MAR
  17. 2018-11-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2018-11-07
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    certificate-re-registration-public-limited-company-to-private
    change-of-name · CERT10
  19. 2018-11-07
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    reregistration-public-to-private-company
    change-of-name · RR02
  20. 2018-11-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2018-07-27
    ➖
    WILSON, Rosetta resigned
    director
  22. 2017-10-16
    ➕
    SMITH, Albert appointed
    director
  23. 2017-03-18
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    GORDON, Michael Thomas resigned
    director
  24. 2016-12-24
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    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2016-12-24
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2016-02-15
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    GORDON, Michael Thomas appointed
    director
  27. 2016-02-11
    ➖
    KNOWLEDGE MATTERS LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2015-12-21
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2015-12-21
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2015-12-01
    ➕
    WILSON, Rosetta appointed
    director
  31. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    BAUMGAERTNER, Joachim appointed
    director
  32. 2014-11-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AFRICA GROWTH AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS UK LTD.
  33. 2014-11-20
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Sophie appointed
    director
  34. 2014-11-20
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2014-11-20
    ➕
    KNOWLEDGE MATTERS LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mr Royston Mcdermott Dawkins
Individual · English · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence24/10/2017
Mrs Sophie Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Albert Smithceased 20/03/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2014-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

C/O Chandler & Georges
75 Westow Hill
London
SE19 1TX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

BAUMGAERTNER, Joachim→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAWKINS, Royston Mcdermott→
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Sophie→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-12-24 · resigned 2018-12-21
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-12-21 · resigned 2016-12-24
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-11-20 · resigned 2015-12-21
Resigned
GORDON, Michael Thomas→
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-02-15 · resigned 2017-03-18
Resigned
SMITH, Albert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-10-16 · resigned 2020-03-20
Resigned
WILSON, Rosetta→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2018-07-27
Resigned
KNOWLEDGE MATTERS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-11-20 · resigned 2016-02-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-24