AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12967905 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-22
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.12M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,123,366

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£233k£466k£700k£933k£1.2mSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1.12M£1.11M
Current assets£1.17M£1.14M
Net assets£1.12M£1.11M

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2021-12-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-12-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2021-03-15
    WARD, Mick resigned
    director
  9. 2021-03-15
    WILSON, Julie resigned
    director
  10. 2021-03-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-03-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-03-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-03-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT HOLDINGS LIMITED
  15. 2020-10-22
    TAYLER BRADSHAW LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2020-10-22
    QUINN, Martin appointed
    director
  17. 2020-10-22
    WARD, Mick appointed
    director
  18. 2020-10-22
    WILSON, Julie appointed
    director
  19. 2020-10-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 67 — succession pressure is live.

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 67. 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Ags Corporate Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ags Corporate Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 12967905

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ags Corporate Trustees Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/03/2021
Mr Martin Quinn
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
sig. influencesignificant influence15/03/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Mick Wardceased 15/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Miss Julie Wilsonceased 15/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2020-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Cambridge House
16 High Street
Saffron Walden
Essex
CB10 1AX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

TAYLER BRADSHAW LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-10-22
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Active
QUINN, Martin
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-10-22
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Active
WARD, Mick
director · ~73y · appointed 2020-10-22 · resigned 2021-03-15
Resigned
WILSON, Julie
director · ~70y · appointed 2020-10-22 · resigned 2021-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-12-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-15