AGATE MATERIAL HANDLING LTD
- 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
- 77120Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 · 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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £26.1k | £27.5k |
| Current assets | £45.9k | £28.4k |
| Net assets | £24.9k | £26.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-07-24📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-07-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-03🏢Company incorporatedAs AGATE MATERIAL HANDLING LTD
- 2023-05-03➕AGATE, Reece James appointeddirector
- 2023-05-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AGATE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Reece James Agate Individual · British · DOB 05/1995 · age 31 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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