AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING NORTH WEST LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13111345 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-04
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£571.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). 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 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £571,356
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£571k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £571.4k | £444.0k |
| Debtors | £654.3k | £501.0k |
| Net assets | £571.4k | £444.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-28✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-02-11➕ARMER, William Henry appointeddirector
- 2022-02-11➕GREENHOW, Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2022-02-11➖THORNTON, Bryan Anthony resigneddirector
- 2022-02-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-07➕THORNTON, Bryan Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-02-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-04➖VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigneddirector
- 2021-01-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING NORTH WEST LTD
- 2021-01-04➕VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointeddirector
- 2021-01-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Henry Armer Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/02/2022 |
Mrs Elizabeth Greenhow Individual · British · DOB 08/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/02/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Bryan Anthony Thorntonceased 11/02/2022· significant influence
- Mr Peter Valaitisceased 04/01/2022· 75-100% shares · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
J F Hornby Co The Tower
Daltongate Business Centre
Ulverston
Cumbria
LA12 7AJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
ARMER, William Henry→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2022-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREENHOW, Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2022-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THORNTON, Bryan Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2022-02-07 · resigned 2022-02-11
VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2021-01-04 · resigned 2022-01-04
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-03-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-11