A. GOVSERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13525919 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-22
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84130
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). 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: medium (78/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees100100

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
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-22
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    Company incorporated
    As A. GOVSERVICES LIMITED
  7. 2021-07-22
    WATTS, Lynda Jean appointed
    director
  8. 2021-07-22
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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 75 — 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 75 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Lynda Jean Watts
Individual · British · DOB 04/1951 · age 75
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84130 — SIC 84130

Registered office

Henleaze House
13 Harbury Road
Bristol
BS9 4PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WATTS, Lynda Jean
director · ~75y · appointed 2021-07-22
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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-07-22