AGH FUTURE HOLDINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12250649 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-08
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 6.2y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
20 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
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees1100

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2026-02-18
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  4. 2025-07-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2025-07-02
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  6. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2024-03-01
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  10. 2023-10-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2023-10-19
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  12. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2020-05-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
  17. 2020-05-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2020-05-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
  19. 2020-05-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2020-05-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2019-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AGH FUTURE HOLDINGS LTD
  22. 2019-10-08
    BROWN, Nicholas appointed
    director
  23. 2019-10-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
7 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Brown
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control08/10/2019

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
Incorporated2019-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Hollinwood Business Centre
Albert Street
Oldham
OL8 3QL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BROWN, Nicholas
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-10-08
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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
7
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property18/02/2026
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property02/07/2025
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property01/03/2024
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property19/10/2023
outstanding
Onesavings Bank
Onesavings Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property27/05/2020
outstanding
Onesavings Bank
Onesavings Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property18/05/2020
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/05/2020
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-08