A G COACHING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04916752 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-30
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
£16
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -69% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £16
Net assets shrinking
Down £672 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 69% YoY
Cash YoY
-69%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£16
↓ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£16£688
Current assets£5.9k£6.7k
Cash£1.7k£5.5k
Debtors£2.9k—
Net assets£16£688

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-19
    ➕
    GRIFFITHS, Andrew Mark appointed
    secretary
  8. 2020-05-19
    ➖
    GRIFFITHS, Harley Thomas resigned
    secretary
  9. 2020-05-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2020-05-19
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2019-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-11-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2003-09-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A G COACHING LIMITED
  19. 2003-09-30
    ➕
    GRIFFITHS, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2003-09-30
    ➕
    GRIFFITHS, Harley Thomas appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-09-30
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-09-30
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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
Andrew Mark Griffiths
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

15 Lincoln Close
Hereford
HR1 1RX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GRIFFITHS, Andrew Mark→
secretary · appointed 2020-05-19
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Active
GRIFFITHS, Andrew Mark→
director · ~50y · appointed 2003-09-30
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Active
GRIFFITHS, Harley Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2020-05-19
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2003-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-05-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-13