A&G SHIRLEY LTD
💤Zombieactive
09011645 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-25
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-50.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47799SIC 47799
- 52290Other transportation support activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £50,585
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£51k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£123
↓ 72% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-50.6k | £-40.8k |
| Current assets | £123 | £433 |
| Cash | £100 | £100 |
| Debtors | £23 | £333 |
| Net assets | £-50.6k | £-40.8k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-09-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-01➖LAKO, Gaborne resigneddirector
- 2014-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs A&G SHIRLEY LTD
- 2014-04-25➕LAKO, Gabor appointeddirector
- 2014-04-25➕LAKO, Gaborne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gabor Lako Individual · Hungarian · DOB 07/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Gaborne Lakoceased 01/06/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
26-28 Shirley High Street
Southampton
SO15 3NG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
Active
LAKO, Gaborne→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2019-06-01
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-10-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-18