A.G.S. TRANSPORT CONSULTANCY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07147238 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-05
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,707
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↑ 7.1% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.7k | £1.6k |
| Current assets | £8.8k | £7.9k |
| Net assets | £1.7k | £1.6k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs A.G.S. TRANSPORT CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2010-02-05➕HAMMATT, Gary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gary Hammatt Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sharon Jane Hammatt Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/01/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 21ST CENTURY MINDSET LIMITED→ 09777064 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 7 MILES A MINUTE LTD→ 10204515 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A BESLEY CONSULTING LTD→ 15935001 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A HUNTER & CO LIMITED→ 05077423 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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| AACEM LTD→ 14393417 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABICUS ACCOUNTANCY LTD→ 12644851 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ACCESSIBLEPRS LTD→ 12649029 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANCY PLUS (DORSET) LIMITED→ 04541732 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ACM ACCOUNTANTS LTD→ 08395992 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
The Coach House
Frome Vauchurch
Dorchester
DT2 0DY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
HAMMATT, Gary→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2010-02-05
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-27