A J G MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06647565 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-15

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other transportation support activities

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

43 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	—	£28.6k
Current assets	—	£21.3k
Net assets	—	£-1.9k
Average employees	200	—

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-03-23
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-03-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-16
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-03-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-07-15
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Company incorporated
As A J G MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
2008-07-15
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GREENBANK, Tracy appointed
secretary
2008-07-15
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GREENBANK, Andrew John appointed
director
2008-07-15
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THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-07-15
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THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-07-15
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THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-07-15
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THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

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 62. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew John Greenbank Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62	50–75%	50–75%	board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence	06/04/2016
Mrs Tracy Greenbank Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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A TRANS LTD→ 09854264 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
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A1 GW CARS PRIVATE HIRE LTD→ 14776978 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
A1 ZIGGYS LTD→ 12082816 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
AATI COURIER LTD→ 12739962 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ABG TRANS LTD→ 15476838 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ACE HIGHWAYS LIMITED→ 01237215 · est 1975 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	50y	—	—
ADAM PRIVAT HIRE LTD→ 15817428 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ADL DISTRO LTD→ 15861806 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-07-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

8 Withinfield Court

Southowram

Halifax

HX3 9UH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GREENBANK, Tracy→

secretary · appointed 2008-07-15

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Active

GREENBANK, Andrew John→

director · ~62y · appointed 2008-07-15

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Active

THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-15 · resigned 2008-07-15

Resigned

THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-15 · resigned 2008-07-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-28

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-09-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-15