AGORA OIL AND GAS (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC366018 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-23
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 06100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
19 officers (4 active, 19 linked, 14 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-10-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-01
    ➕
    ERVINE, Paul Alan appointed
    director
  7. 2023-08-01
    ➕
    PIPER, Nathan Gresham appointed
    director
  8. 2023-08-01
    ➖
    MAWDSLEY, Clare Louise resigned
    director
  9. 2023-08-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-08-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-08-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-06-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-06-09
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2023-06-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-06-09
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2023-06-07
    ➕
    ERVINE, Paul Alan appointed
    secretary
  17. 2023-06-07
    ➕
    NEELY, Randall Clifford appointed
    director
  18. 2023-06-07
    ➖
    GIBB, Susan Mary resigned
    secretary
  19. 2023-06-07
    ➖
    COX, Christopher Martin resigned
    director
  20. 2023-04-20
    ➕
    COX, Christopher Martin appointed
    director
  21. 2023-04-20
    ➖
    MAYLAND, Paul Joseph resigned
    director
  22. 2023-04-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2023-04-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2022-11-11
    📄
    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  25. 2022-09-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-12-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2021-12-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2021-12-01
    ➕
    MAWDSLEY, Clare Louise appointed
    director
  29. 2021-12-01
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Douglas Andrew Edward resigned
    director
  30. 2021-11-03
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  31. 2021-11-03
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  32. 2021-07-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  33. 2020-12-01
    ➕
    MCSHERRY, Anne Margaret appointed
    secretary
  34. 2020-12-01
    ➖
    MCSHERRY, Anne Margaret resigned
    secretary
  35. 2020-02-05
    ➖
    HOLSTAD, Brita resigned
    director
  36. 2018-12-20
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Dnb Bank Asa (As Security Trustee)
  37. 2014-02-05
    ➖
    HEATON, Richard Charles resigned
    director
  38. 2014-02-05
    ➕
    HOLSTAD, Brita appointed
    director
  39. 2013-08-29
    ➕
    GIBB, Susan Mary appointed
    secretary
  40. 2013-08-29
    ➖
    WOOD, Duncan Alexander resigned
    secretary
  41. 2013-08-29
    ➖
    ARMOUR, Andrew Richard resigned
    director
  42. 2013-08-29
    ➖
    ILEBEKK, Svien resigned
    director
  43. 2013-08-29
    ➖
    SULLIVAN, Timothy resigned
    director
  44. 2012-05-09
    ➕
    WOOD, Duncan Alexander appointed
    secretary
  45. 2012-05-09
    ➖
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  46. 2012-05-09
    ➕
    HEATON, Richard Charles appointed
    director
  47. 2012-05-09
    ➕
    MAYLAND, Paul Joseph appointed
    director
  48. 2012-05-09
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Douglas Andrew Edward appointed
    director
  49. 2010-05-17
    ➕
    ILEBEKK, Svien appointed
    director
  50. 2009-11-13
    ➕
    ARMOUR, Andrew Richard appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 57 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Capricorn Energy Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Capricorn Energy Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
AGORA OIL AND GAS (UK) LIMITED
This company · SC366018

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Capricorn Energy Uk Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Manufacturing · EH postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
1NHALER LTD→
SC573454 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
AB ACCESS SOLUTIONS LTD→
SC353334 · est 2009 · no financials extracted
————17y——
ACHILTIBUIE HIGHLAND REEDS LTD.→
SC256666 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
————22y——
AERIES FRAMEWORKS LTD→
SC870587 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
AGRICULTURAL AUTO ENGINEERING LTD.→
SC290408 · est 2005 · no financials extracted
————20y——
AIR DIRECT LTD→
SC708090 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
AJ MITCHELL LIMITED→
SC520013 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————10y——
AK PRINT AND DESIGN LTD→
SC669941 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
AKM AUTO GARAGE LTD→
SC444043 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————13y——
AKM BODYSHOP LTD→
SC565519 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ALCATRAZ LOCKSMITHS LTD→
SC539228 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————9y——
ALEXANDER MCCALL-SMITH LIMITED→
SC412685 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
————14y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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 →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC06100 — SIC 06100

Registered office

Capricorn Energy Plc, 50
Lothian Road
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 9BY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24

Officers (4 active · 15 resigned)

ERVINE, Paul Alan→
secretary · appointed 2023-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ERVINE, Paul Alan→
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEELY, Randall Clifford→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PIPER, Nathan Gresham→
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBB, Susan Mary→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-29 · resigned 2023-06-07
Resigned
MCSHERRY, Anne Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2020-12-01 · resigned 2020-12-01
Resigned
WOOD, Duncan Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2012-05-09 · resigned 2013-08-29
Resigned
MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-09-23 · resigned 2012-05-09
Resigned
ARMOUR, Andrew Richard→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-11-13 · resigned 2013-08-29
Resigned
CONNON, Roger Gordon→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-09-23 · resigned 2009-11-13
Resigned
COX, Christopher Martin→
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-04-20 · resigned 2023-06-07
Resigned
HEATON, Richard Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-05-09 · resigned 2014-02-05
Resigned
HOLSTAD, Brita→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-02-05 · resigned 2020-02-05
Resigned
ILEBEKK, Svien→
director · ~72y · appointed 2010-05-17 · resigned 2013-08-29
Resigned
MAWDSLEY, Clare Louise→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-12-01 · resigned 2023-08-01
Resigned
MAYLAND, Paul Joseph→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-05-09 · resigned 2023-04-20
Resigned
RUTHERFORD, John Arthur Thomas→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-09-23 · resigned 2009-11-13
Resigned
SULLIVAN, Timothy→
director · ~77y · appointed 2009-11-13 · resigned 2013-08-29
Resigned
TAYLOR, Douglas Andrew Edward→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-05-09 · resigned 2021-12-01
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Dnb Bank Asa (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge—20/12/201803/11/2021

Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-09