AGC ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £212.4k | £217.5k |
| Current assets | £223.5k | £241.2k |
| Cash | — | £2.3k |
| Debtors | — | £238.9k |
| Net assets | £191.0k | £191.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-10-27➕COBURN, Clare Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2016-08-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AGC ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
- 2016-08-11➕COBURN, Andrew Gerard appointeddirector
- 2016-08-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Clare Elizabeth Coburn Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/03/2021 |
Mr Andrew Gerard Coburn Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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