A G SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05546522 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-25
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£32.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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 (2 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
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £32,519

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£43k
Net Worth
£33k
Current Assets
£61k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£25k£37k£49k£61kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£32.7k—
Current assets£61.5k—
Cash£43.2k—
Debtors£18.3k—
Net assets£32.5k—
Average employees—100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-20
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  6. 2024-03-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  7. 2024-03-20
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    officers · AP04
  8. 2024-03-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-02-02
    ➕
    VENTHAMS TRUSTEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2024-02-02
    ➖
    GYMER, Valerie Ann resigned
    secretary
  11. 2023-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-14
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-29
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  17. 2018-05-29
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  18. 2017-03-27
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2005-08-25
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    Company incorporated
    As A G SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2005-08-25
    ➕
    GYMER, Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2005-08-25
    ➕
    GYMER, Valerie Ann appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-08-25
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-08-25
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-08-25
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2005-08-25
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 Alan Gymer
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
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.

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7 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
Incorporated2005-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

C/O Venthams Limited Unit 8, Phoenix House
Redhill Aerodrome, Kings Mill Lane
Redhill
Surrey
RH1 5JY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

VENTHAMS TRUSTEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GYMER, Alan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GYMER, Valerie Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-25 · resigned 2024-02-02
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-25 · resigned 2005-08-25
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-08-25 · resigned 2005-08-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-03-20
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-03-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-06