AGT COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06588035 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£280.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.8y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £280,164

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£280k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£407k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£81k£163k£244k£326k£407kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£280.2k£238.8k
Current assets£407.5k£357.6k
Net assets£280.2k£238.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-22
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-05
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    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2023-10-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  5. 2023-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2023-05-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  8. 2022-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-15
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-07
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-01
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-19
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-10-17
    TAVERNOR, John Montgomery appointed
    director
  16. 2017-10-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2017-09-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  18. 2016-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-06-22
    THACKRAY, William Harry appointed
    director
  20. 2008-05-16
    THACKRAY, William appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-05-16
    THACKRAY, Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2008-05-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGT COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED
  23. 2008-05-08
    HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-05-08
    HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2008-05-08
    HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2008-05-08
    HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Thackray
Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42
5075%
50-75% shares18/10/2016

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
Incorporated2008-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

414 Blackpool Road
Ashton
Preston
Lancashire
PR2 2DX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

THACKRAY, William
secretary · appointed 2008-05-16
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Active
TAVERNOR, John Montgomery
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-10-17
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Active
THACKRAY, Anthony
director · ~42y · appointed 2008-05-16
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Active
THACKRAY, William Harry
director · ~38y · appointed 2015-06-22
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Active
HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-08 · resigned 2008-05-08
Resigned
HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2008-05-08 · resigned 2008-05-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge24/05/202305/10/2023
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge19/09/2017
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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-27