AG MAX (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.25M |
| Current assets | £851.3k |
| Cash | £175.7k |
| Debtors | £674.8k |
| Net assets | £237.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-06📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-11-06📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-10-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-10-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-09-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-05-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-06-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-05-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-05-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-04-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-04-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-04-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-04-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bssf Ii Origination Dac
- 2021-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs AG MAX (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED
- 2021-02-26➕GROVER, Girish Kumar appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Blanturn Holdco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blanturn Holdco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/04/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Turnit Limitedceased 08/04/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/09/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/09/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Bssf Ii Origination Dac | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/04/2021 | 27/10/2022 |