AGHOCO 1438 LIMITED

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10278028 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-14
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 79). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees1100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-07-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-09-17
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    MCDONOUGH, John resigned
    director
  7. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-07-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-07-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-07-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2019-03-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ubs Ag, London Branch
  20. 2016-08-10
    ➕
    MCDONOUGH, Lynne Joyce appointed
    director
  21. 2016-08-10
    ➖
    A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2016-08-10
    ➖
    HART, Roger resigned
    director
  23. 2016-08-10
    ➕
    MCDONOUGH, John appointed
    director
  24. 2016-08-10
    ➖
    A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2016-08-10
    ➖
    INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2016-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AGHOCO 1438 LIMITED
  27. 2016-07-14
    ➕
    A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2016-07-14
    ➕
    HART, Roger appointed
    director
  29. 2016-07-14
    ➕
    A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2016-07-14
    ➕
    INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lynne Joyce Mcdonough
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control10/08/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Mcdonoughceased 17/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Inhoco Formations Limitedceased 19/12/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated2016-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts

Registered office

Third Floor Connexions Building
159 Princes Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 1QJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MCDONOUGH, Lynne Joyce→
director · ~79y · appointed 2016-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-07-14 · resigned 2016-08-10
Resigned
HART, Roger→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-07-14 · resigned 2016-08-10
Resigned
MCDONOUGH, John→
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-08-10 · resigned 2023-09-17
Resigned
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2016-07-14 · resigned 2016-08-10
Resigned
INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2016-07-14 · resigned 2016-08-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ubs Ag, London Branch
A registered charge—01/03/2019—
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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-25