AGJ BUSINESS SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
09074639 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, 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: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,347
Net assets shrinking
Down £464 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 9.6% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£8k£11k£14kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.3k£4.8k
Current assets£14.0k£9.5k
Net assets£4.3k£4.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-13
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-26
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  4. 2022-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2018-06-11
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-09-18
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-06-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-06-26
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    accounts · AA01
  16. 2014-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AGJ BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
  17. 2014-06-06
    ➕
    JOSLIN, Alan Gerald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 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 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Gerald Joslin
Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Mandy Jane Joslin
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/03/2019

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
Incorporated2014-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

9 Hardwick Close
Bragbury End
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG2 8UF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-20
Last: 2026-06-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JOSLIN, Alan Gerald→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-06-06
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-06