AGPLUS DIAGNOSTICS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06994240 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-19
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32500
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
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. 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: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
21 officers (2 active, 21 linked, 17 with DOB)
86
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
91 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-13
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    VENKATARAMAN, Suvir, Dr resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-01
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2024-02-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2024-02-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-02-16
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    VENKATARAMAN, Suvir, Dr appointed
    director
  9. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-10-31
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    MARSHALL, Fiona Anne resigned
    director
  13. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2020-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-06-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-01-29
    ➖
    DWYER, Timothy Stuart resigned
    director
  22. 2018-01-29
    ➖
    SCOTT, Daniel Ian resigned
    director
  23. 2018-01-03
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    MARSHALL, Fiona Anne appointed
    director
  24. 2017-08-10
    ➖
    BARTRAM, Nanette Dulcie resigned
    director
  25. 2017-03-30
    ➖
    PAGE, Keith resigned
    director
  26. 2016-05-26
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    BARTRAM, Nanette Dulcie appointed
    director
  27. 2016-05-26
    ➕
    DWYER, Timothy Stuart appointed
    director
  28. 2016-05-26
    ➕
    SCOTT, Daniel Ian appointed
    director
  29. 2015-07-15
    ➕
    GETLEY, Christopher Dewar appointed
    secretary
  30. 2015-07-15
    ➕
    GETLEY, Christopher Dewar appointed
    director
  31. 2015-07-15
    ➖
    SERCO CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2015-07-15
    ➖
    DOWNIE, Ian Wilson resigned
    director
  33. 2015-07-15
    ➖
    LAMAISON, Martin resigned
    director
  34. 2015-07-15
    ➖
    SENE, Martyn Russell resigned
    director
  35. 2015-07-15
    ➖
    SHAH, Rishi Kumar Kamalkant resigned
    director
  36. 2015-07-15
    ➖
    SYKES, Rupert Stell resigned
    director
  37. 2015-01-26
    ➕
    SHAH, Rishi Kumar Kamalkant appointed
    director
  38. 2015-01-15
    ➕
    SYKES, Rupert Stell appointed
    director
  39. 2014-12-23
    ➖
    ANSON, Nicola resigned
    secretary
  40. 2014-12-23
    ➖
    ANSON, Nicola resigned
    director
  41. 2014-12-23
    ➖
    YATES, Dennis resigned
    director
  42. 2014-01-20
    ➕
    ANSON, Nicola appointed
    secretary
  43. 2014-01-20
    ➖
    MANN, Alan Raymond resigned
    secretary
  44. 2014-01-20
    ➕
    ANSON, Nicola appointed
    director
  45. 2014-01-20
    ➖
    MANN, Alan Raymond resigned
    director
  46. 2013-04-12
    ➖
    PORTER, Robert Andrew, Dr resigned
    director
  47. 2011-12-14
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    DOWNIE, Ian Wilson appointed
    director
  48. 2011-09-12
    ➕
    LAMAISON, Martin appointed
    director
  49. 2011-08-30
    ➕
    MANN, Alan Raymond appointed
    secretary
  50. 2011-08-30
    ➕
    SERCO CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)

Group structure

Agplus Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Agplus Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AGPLUS DIAGNOSTICS LTD
This company · 06994240

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Agplus Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32500 — SIC 32500

Registered office

66 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (2 active · 19 resigned)

GETLEY, Christopher Dewar→
secretary · appointed 2015-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GETLEY, Christopher Dewar→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANSON, Nicola→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-20 · resigned 2014-12-23
Resigned
MANN, Alan Raymond→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-30 · resigned 2014-01-20
Resigned
SERCO CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-08-30 · resigned 2015-07-15
Resigned
ANSON, Nicola→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-01-20 · resigned 2014-12-23
Resigned
BARTRAM, Nanette Dulcie→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-05-26 · resigned 2017-08-10
Resigned
BROWN, Jonathan Thomas→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-08-19 · resigned 2010-09-02
Resigned
DOWNIE, Ian Wilson→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-12-14 · resigned 2015-07-15
Resigned
DWYER, Timothy Stuart→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-05-26 · resigned 2018-01-29
Resigned
LAMAISON, Martin→
director · ~83y · appointed 2011-09-12 · resigned 2015-07-15
Resigned
MANN, Alan Raymond→
director · ~77y · appointed 2009-10-14 · resigned 2014-01-20
Resigned
MARSHALL, Fiona Anne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-01-03 · resigned 2021-10-31
Resigned
PAGE, Keith→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-10-14 · resigned 2017-03-30
Resigned
PORTER, Robert Andrew, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-10-14 · resigned 2013-04-12
Resigned
SCOTT, Daniel Ian→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-05-26 · resigned 2018-01-29
Resigned
SENE, Martyn Russell→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-10-14 · resigned 2015-07-15
Resigned
SHAH, Rishi Kumar Kamalkant→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-01-26 · resigned 2015-07-15
Resigned
SYKES, Rupert Stell→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-01-15 · resigned 2015-07-15
Resigned
VENKATARAMAN, Suvir, Dr→
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-02-16 · resigned 2026-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28