A G PRESTON SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
09322494 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-21
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
£1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69201Accounting and auditing activities
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,403

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1k
↑ 338% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£582£1k£2k£2k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.4k£320
Current assets£2.0k£2.9k
Net assets£1.4k£320

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-04-06
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  3. 2023-04-15
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  4. 2022-04-06
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-05-04
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    officers · AP01
  6. 2021-05-01
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    PRATLEY, Ann-Marie appointed
    director
  7. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-17
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  10. 2018-04-26
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  11. 2017-07-04
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  12. 2016-07-12
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-10-30
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    officers · AP03
  16. 2015-10-01
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    PRATLEY, Ann-Marie appointed
    secretary
  17. 2014-11-21
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    Company incorporated
    As A G PRESTON SERVICES LTD
  18. 2014-11-21
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    PRESTON, Andrew Gordon appointed
    director
  19. 2014-11-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PRESTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Miss Ann-Marie Pratley
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/11/2016
Mr Andrew Gordon Preston
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

97a Brize Norton Road
Minster Lovell
OX29 0SG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

PRATLEY, Ann-Marie→
secretary · appointed 2015-10-01
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PRATLEY, Ann-Marie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-05-01
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PRESTON, Andrew Gordon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-11-21
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Recent filings (26 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-17