A.G.S. PUBLICATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01470279 · ltd · incorporated 1979-12-31

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Book publishing

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (48/100).

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

29 officers (3 active, 29 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

131 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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officers · CH01
2025-12-09
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officers · AP01
2025-12-08
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officers · TM01
2025-12-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-01
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AMOS, Robert Michael, Dr appointed
director
2025-09-01
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MORRIS, David James resigned
director
2025-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-23
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PARKER, Deborah Julia resigned
director
2024-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
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officers · TM01
2022-12-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-12
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BAILES, Christopher Peter resigned
director
2022-12-12
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MORRIS, David James appointed
director
2022-06-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
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officers · AP01
2021-11-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-15
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PARKER, Deborah Julia appointed
director
2021-07-31
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LOADES, Gregory Charles resigned
director
2021-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-08-10
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officers · AP03
2020-08-10
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-03-02
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BRYAN, Anthony Michael appointed
secretary
2020-03-01
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MCGREGOR, Christine Joyce resigned
secretary
2019-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-11-17
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FITZPATRICK, John resigned
director
2018-11-17
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LOADES, Gregory Charles appointed
director
2017-11-21
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BAILES, Christopher Peter appointed
director
2017-11-21
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HASELGROVE, David Keith resigned
director
2012-11-10
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HASELGROVE, David Keith appointed
director
2012-10-26
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FITZPATRICK, John appointed
director
2011-11-12
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GOOD, John Edward George resigned
director
2011-10-13
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WOODHEAD-GALLOWAY, John, Professor appointed
director
2011-10-13
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SMITH, Colin John, Prof resigned
director
2009-11-30
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TINDALL, Frank resigned
director
2006-11-11
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RICHARDS, Adrian John, Doctor resigned
director
2006-11-11
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TINDALL, Frank appointed
director
2005-08-01
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GOOD, John Edward George appointed
director
2005-07-31
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LEEDS, Rodney John Anthony resigned
director
2003-11-08
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RICHARDS, Adrian John, Doctor appointed
director
2003-11-08
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SMITH, Colin John, Prof appointed
director
2003-10-07
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HALL, Michael John resigned
director
2003-10-07
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HASELGROVE, David Keith resigned
director
2001-10-09
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MCGREGOR, Christine Joyce appointed
secretary
2001-10-09
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SIMPSON, William James resigned
secretary
2000-11-04
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BOYCE, Clive Beresford Challis, Dr resigned
director
2000-11-04
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LEEDS, Rodney John Anthony appointed
director
1997-11-08
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BOYCE, Clive Beresford Challis, Dr appointed
director
1997-11-08
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BRICKELL, Christopher David resigned
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

74/100

Strong succession signal

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

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.

Red flags

1 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: 2026-05-31

Group structure

Alpine Garden Society holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Alpine Garden Society

Corporate parent

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A.G.S. PUBLICATIONS LIMITED

This company · 01470279

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Alpine Garden Society Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1979-12-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

A G S Centre

Avon Bank

Pershore

Worcestershire

WR10 3JP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-27

Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (3 active · 26 resigned)

BRYAN, Anthony Michael→

secretary · appointed 2020-03-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

AMOS, Robert Michael, Dr→

director · ~35y · appointed 2025-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WOODHEAD-GALLOWAY, John, Professor→

director · ~84y · appointed 2011-10-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCGREGOR, Christine Joyce→

secretary · appointed 2001-10-09 · resigned 2020-03-01

Resigned

SIMPSON, William James→

secretary · appointed 1996-05-31 · resigned 2001-10-09

Resigned

UPWARD, Ernest Michael→

secretary · resigned 1996-05-31

Resigned

BAILES, Christopher Peter→

director · ~75y · appointed 2017-11-21 · resigned 2022-12-12

Resigned

BOYCE, Clive Beresford Challis, Dr→

director · ~92y · appointed 1997-11-08 · resigned 2000-11-04

Resigned

BRICKELL, Christopher David→

director · ~94y · appointed 1994-11-05 · resigned 1997-11-08

Resigned

ERSKINE, Peter John→

director · ~91y · resigned 1994-11-05

Resigned

FITZPATRICK, John→

director · ~70y · appointed 2012-10-26 · resigned 2018-11-17

Resigned

GOOD, John Edward George→

director · ~84y · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2011-11-12

Resigned

HALL, Michael John→

director · ~80y · appointed 1995-11-30 · resigned 2003-10-07

Resigned

HASELGROVE, David Keith→

director · ~79y · appointed 2012-11-10 · resigned 2017-11-21

Resigned

HASELGROVE, David Keith→

director · ~79y · resigned 2003-10-07

Resigned

HITCHISON, Ian Mcowan→

director · ~94y · resigned 1992-11-07

Resigned

LEEDS, Rodney John Anthony→

director · ~83y · appointed 2000-11-04 · resigned 2005-07-31

Resigned

LOADES, Gregory Charles→

director · ~41y · appointed 2018-11-17 · resigned 2021-07-31

Resigned

MORRIS, David James→

director · ~45y · appointed 2022-12-12 · resigned 2025-09-01

Resigned

MORRIS, John Albert→

director · ~107y · resigned 1992-11-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (131 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-12-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-12-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-05-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-05-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-12-15

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-12-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-06-07

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-25