AGF SHIPPING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07022427 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-17
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50200
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -67% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,952
Cash draining
Cash down 67% YoY
Cash YoY
-67%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↓ 67% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£113k
↑ 293% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£23k£45k£68k£90k£113kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£3.0k£2.9k
Current assets£112.5k£28.7k
Cash£1.4k£4.3k
Debtors£111.1k£24.4k
Net assets£3.0k£2.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-01-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-01-08
    CHAMBERS, Julian Peter appointed
    director
  5. 2025-01-08
    CHAMBERS, Jordan Michael resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-01-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-12-24
    CHAMBERS, Julian Peter resigned
    director
  9. 2024-12-23
    CHAMBERS, Jordan Michael appointed
    director
  10. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-08-12
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2024-04-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-04-15
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  16. 2023-04-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2022-09-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-07-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2021-07-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2021-07-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-07-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2020-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-06-13
    CROSS, James Charles resigned
    director
  25. 2014-05-24
    FERREIRA, Lionel Cecil resigned
    director
  26. 2009-09-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGF SHIPPING LIMITED
  27. 2009-09-17
    CHAMBERS, Julian Peter appointed
    director
  28. 2009-09-17
    CROSS, James Charles appointed
    director
  29. 2009-09-17
    FERREIRA, Lionel Cecil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-08-12: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Julian Peter Chambers
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
2550%
25-50% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2009-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC50200 — SIC 50200

Registered office

Waterside House Stonemill Rise
Appley Bridge
Wigan
WN6 9BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CHAMBERS, Julian Peter
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-01-08
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Active
CHAMBERS, Jordan Michael
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-12-23 · resigned 2025-01-08
Resigned
CHAMBERS, Julian Peter
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-09-17 · resigned 2024-12-24
Resigned
CROSS, James Charles
director · ~46y · appointed 2009-09-17 · resigned 2020-06-13
Resigned
FERREIRA, Lionel Cecil
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-09-17 · resigned 2014-05-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-13