AGS FILM & TV LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13244294 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-04
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 2024
Net worth
£19.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.8y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
26 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,665

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£35k
Net Worth
£20k
Current Assets
£2.5m
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£19.7k
Current assets£2.50M
Cash£34.8k
Debtors£1.98M
Net assets£19.7k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-02-01
    BALASURESH, Balasubramaniam resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2024-09-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
  7. 2024-08-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-08-01
    BALASURESH, Balasubramaniam appointed
    director
  9. 2024-01-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2024-01-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2023-07-12
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2023-07-12
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  13. 2023-07-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2023-06-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2023-06-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2023-06-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2023-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-12-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-12-10
    MCGERTY, Paul Frederick resigned
    director
  21. 2021-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AGS FILM & TV LIMITED
  22. 2021-03-04
    HOLMES, Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2021-03-04
    MCGERTY, Paul Frederick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Mei Investment Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Bbk Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
AGS FILM & TV LIMITED
This company · 13244294

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mei Investment Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest01/07/2023
Bbk Group Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/06/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Richard Holmesceased 27/06/2023· 50-75% shares
  • Mrs Laura Rebecca Holmesceased 27/06/2023· 50-75% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Unit 2-4 Airport Gate
Bath Road
Heathrow
UB7 0NA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HOLMES, Richard
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-03-04
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Active
BALASURESH, Balasubramaniam
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-08-01 · resigned 2025-02-01
Resigned
MCGERTY, Paul Frederick
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-03-04 · resigned 2021-12-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge27/09/2024
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-07-12
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-07-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-12