AG LOCKDOWN LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14996116 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-11
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
57/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 40/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
57/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-03
    ROSS, Gregg appointed
    director
  5. 2025-04-02
    GORMAN OBE, Christopher Simon appointed
    director
  6. 2025-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-02-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-02-18
    SAGAR, Timothy John appointed
    director
  9. 2024-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-07-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AG LOCKDOWN LTD
  11. 2023-07-11
    FOOTE, Anthony John appointed
    director
  12. 2023-07-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony John Foote
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/07/2023

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
Incorporated2023-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Martyn Hett House Avalon Business Park
Avalon Road
Kirton
Lincolnshire
PE20 1QR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-22OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-08

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

FOOTE, Anthony John
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-07-11
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Active
GORMAN OBE, Christopher Simon
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-04-02
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Active
ROSS, Gregg
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-04-03
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Active
SAGAR, Timothy John
director · ~69y · appointed 2024-02-18
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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-11