A G S ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06127323 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-26
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
£-35.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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 (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £35,357

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£35k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£61k-£47k-£33k-£20k-£6k£8kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-35.4k£-60.8k
Current assets£6.3k£7.7k
Net assets£-35.4k£-60.8k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-02-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-08-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-08-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2020-08-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-05-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-05-03
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    SOADY, Susan Carolyn Jane resigned
    director
  19. 2007-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As A G S ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2007-02-26
    ➕
    SOADY, Andrew Gordon appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-02-26
    ➕
    SOADY, Andrew Gordon appointed
    director
  22. 2007-02-26
    ➕
    SOADY, Susan Carolyn Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Carolyn Jane Soady
Individual · British · DOB 02/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Simon Andrew Soady
Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Gordon Soady
Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Unit 2 Dunheved Court Pennygillam Way
Pennygillam Industrial Estate
Launceston
Cornwall
PL15 7ED
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SOADY, Andrew Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-26
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Active
SOADY, Andrew Gordon→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-02-26
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Active
SOADY, Susan Carolyn Jane→
director · ~72y · appointed 2007-02-26 · resigned 2018-05-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-05