A G T V LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04810900 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£89.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does

Day-to-day operations likely involve small-scale television programme production or related content creation activities, though the consistent micro-entity accounts filings suggest a very modest operation — possibly a dormant or minimal-activity production vehicle rather than an active full-scale studio.

Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £89,079
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,473 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£89k
↓ 8.7% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20k£39k£59k£78k£98kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£113.8k£134.6k
Current assets£51.3k£58.5k
Net assets£89.1k£97.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-05
    GAGE, Louise Jayne resigned
    secretary
  7. 2020-08-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2020-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2006-07-21
    GAGE, Louise Jayne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-07-21
    GAGE, Neil Patrick resigned
    secretary
  20. 2003-06-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A G T V LIMITED
  21. 2003-06-25
    GAGE, Alexander David appointed
    director
  22. 2003-06-25
    GAGE, Neil Patrick appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-06-25
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-06-25
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-06-25
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-06-25
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander David Gage
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting25/06/2017

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
Incorporated2003-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

Murray House
7 Nuevo Court
Wolverhampton
WV6 0LY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

GAGE, Alexander David
director · ~51y · appointed 2003-06-25
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Active
GAGE, Louise Jayne
secretary · appointed 2006-07-21 · resigned 2020-08-05
Resigned
GAGE, Neil Patrick
secretary · appointed 2003-06-25 · resigned 2006-07-21
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-25 · resigned 2003-06-25
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-25 · resigned 2003-06-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-16