A.G. APPLIANCES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC219302 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-17
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£-188.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46439
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £188,107
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£188k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£138k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-30 | 2024-10-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £134.4k | £134.4k |
| Current assets | £137.5k | £136.9k |
| Net assets | £-188.1k | £-188.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-07-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2004-05-27➖MACKENZIE, Charles Angus resignedsecretary
- 2003-06-18➕MACKENZIE, Charles Angus appointedsecretary
- 2001-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs A.G. APPLIANCES LIMITED
- 2001-05-17➕GRANT, Alexander, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2001-05-17➕GRANT, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2001-05-17➕GRANT, Barboura Patricia, Dr appointeddirector
- 2001-05-17➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-05-17➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-05-17➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-05-17➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander Grant Individual · British · DOB 08/1942 · age 84 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Alexander Grantceased 03/02/2026· 25-50% shares · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-05-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46439 — SIC 46439
Registered office
Bridgend Georgemas Junction
Georgemas
Halkirk
Caithness
KW12 6XA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-30
Last made up to: 2025-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
GRANT, Alexander, Dr→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-05-17
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GRANT, Alexander→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 2001-05-17
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GRANT, Barboura Patricia, Dr→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2001-05-17
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MACKENZIE, Charles Angus→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-06-18 · resigned 2004-05-27
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-05-17 · resigned 2001-05-17
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-05-17 · resigned 2001-05-17
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Recent filings (81 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-27