AGFHB LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC283080 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-11

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Apr 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	0	0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-05-13
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2024-05-01
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2022-05-10
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2021-05-04
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2020-10-27
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2019-05-08
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2016-10-11
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2016-04-19
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annual-return · AR01
2015-11-10
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2015-04-28
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2014-08-18
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2014-05-06
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2012-02-28
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BURT, William appointed
secretary
2012-02-28
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GRIBBEN, Alan resigned
secretary
2012-02-28
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GRIBBEN, Alan resigned
director
2011-11-29
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BURT, William Roberts appointed
director
2011-11-29
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JOHNSON, Caroline Karen appointed
director
2005-04-11
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Company incorporated
As AGFHB LTD.
2005-04-11
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GRIBBEN, Alan appointed
secretary
2005-04-11
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CLARKE, Jacqueline appointed
director
2005-04-11
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CLARKE, Jacqueline resigned
director
2005-04-11
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GRIBBEN, Alan appointed
director
2005-04-11
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GRIBBEN, Thomas appointed
director
2005-04-11
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GRIBBEN, Thomas resigned
director
2005-04-11
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-04-11
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

clean

No 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 Roberts Burt Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Caroline Karen Johnson Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2005-04-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

155 Gilberstoun

Edinburgh

EH15 2RG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-23

Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BURT, William→

secretary · appointed 2012-02-28

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Active

BURT, William Roberts→

director · ~59y · appointed 2011-11-29

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Active

JOHNSON, Caroline Karen→

director · ~62y · appointed 2011-11-29

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Active

GRIBBEN, Alan→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-11 · resigned 2012-02-28

Resigned

CLARKE, Jacqueline→

director · ~58y · appointed 2005-04-11 · resigned 2005-04-11

Resigned

GRIBBEN, Alan→

director · ~63y · appointed 2005-04-11 · resigned 2012-02-28

Resigned

GRIBBEN, Thomas→

director · ~94y · appointed 2005-04-11 · resigned 2005-04-11

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-11 · resigned 2005-04-11

Resigned

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