AG HERTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12968729 · 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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£79.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £79,106
Cash YoY
+511%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↑ 511% YoY
Net Worth
£79k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£122k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£24k£49k£73k£97k£122kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£79.1k£58.4k
Current assets£121.8k£97.2k
Cash£1.7k£271
Debtors£120.1k£96.9k
Net assets£79.1k£58.4k

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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-10-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AG HERTS LIMITED
  11. 2020-10-22
    DOHERTY, Jack Anthony appointed
    director
  12. 2020-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-10-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-10-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jack Anthony Doherty
Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/10/2020

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 SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

131-133 Roman Road
Mountnessing
Brentwood
Essex
CM15 0UD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DOHERTY, Jack Anthony
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-10-22
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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-22