A.I.WALGATE & SON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10381493 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of agricultural holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
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
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200300

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-27
    ➖
    WALGATE, James Richard resigned
    director
  6. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-06-18
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    WALGATE, John Adam resigned
    director
  10. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-02
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2020-04-02
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  13. 2020-03-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-10-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2016-10-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2016-09-17
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    Company incorporated
    As A.I.WALGATE & SON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  20. 2016-09-17
    ➕
    WALGATE, Arthur Matthew appointed
    director
  21. 2016-09-17
    ➕
    WALGATE, Richard James appointed
    director
  22. 2016-09-17
    ➕
    WALGATE, James Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2016-09-17
    ➕
    WALGATE, John Adam appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
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 "WALGATE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Richard James Walgate
Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/09/2016
Arthur Matthew Walgate
Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/09/2016

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
Incorporated2016-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64201 — Activities of agricultural holding companies

Registered office

Cuxwold
Market Rasen
Lincs
LN7 6DB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WALGATE, Arthur Matthew→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-09-17
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Active
WALGATE, Richard James→
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALGATE, James Richard→
director · ~97y · appointed 2016-09-17 · resigned 2023-10-27
Resigned
WALGATE, John Adam→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-09-17 · resigned 2021-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2020-04-02