AGS SELECT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08970242 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-01
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£500
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £500
Net assets shrinking
Down £424 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£500
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↑ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£8k£12k£17k£21kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.2k£2.2k
Current assets£20.7k£13.0k
Net assets£500£924

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-06-26
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  10. 2020-03-26
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  11. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2018-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-14
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-04-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AGS SELECT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  17. 2014-04-01
    SIMPSON, Mandi appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-04-01
    SIMPSON, Andrew Graham Ross appointed
    director
  19. 2014-04-01
    SIMPSON, Mandi appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Graham Ross Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
2550%
25-50% shares12/04/2016
Mrs Mandi Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
2550%
25-50% shares12/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

47 Pheasants Way
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 7EX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SIMPSON, Mandi
secretary · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active
SIMPSON, Andrew Graham Ross
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active
SIMPSON, Mandi
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-04-01
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30