AERGO CAPITAL SERVICES LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
NI037550 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£874.9k
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.1y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 · FRS 102
Revenue decline
Turnover down 32% YoY
Turnover YoY
-32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Turnover£874.9k£1.28M
Gross profit£874.9k£1.28M
Operating profit£78.2k£116.7k
Average employees200300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-03-08
    BARNES, Stan resigned
    director
  5. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-03-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-19
    BARNES, Stan appointed
    director
  12. 2020-10-19
    BROWNE, Fred resigned
    director
  13. 2020-10-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-10-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-10-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2016-09-30
    GROUSE, Pearl appointed
    secretary
  20. 2016-09-30
    GROUSE, Pearl appointed
    director
  21. 2016-09-30
    MOORE, Michael resigned
    secretary
  22. 2016-09-30
    MOORE, Michael resigned
    director
  23. 2015-06-15
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2014-10-01
    MOORE, Michael appointed
    secretary
  25. 2014-10-01
    O'CONNOR, Anthony resigned
    secretary
  26. 2014-10-01
    CONNOR, Aaron resigned
    director
  27. 2014-10-01
    MOORE, Michael appointed
    director
  28. 2012-03-31
    BLACK, Terence resigned
    director
  29. 2012-03-31
    CONNOR, Aaron appointed
    director
  30. 2011-04-01
    BLACK, Terence appointed
    director
  31. 2011-04-01
    O'CONNOR, Anthony resigned
    director
  32. 2009-09-25
    O'CONNOR, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  33. 2009-09-25
    TURLEY, Thomas resigned
    secretary
  34. 2009-09-25
    O'CONNOR, Anthony appointed
    director
  35. 2009-09-25
    TURLEY, Thomas resigned
    director
  36. 2002-05-03
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Green
  37. 2002-01-09
    PHELAN, Aidan resigned
    director
  38. 2002-01-09
    TURLEY, Thomas appointed
    director
  39. 1999-12-17
    BROWNE, Fred appointed
    director
  40. 1999-12-17
    DELANEY, Brendan resigned
    director
  41. 1999-12-17
    DELANEY, Deborah resigned
    director
  42. 1999-12-17
    PHELAN, Aidan appointed
    director
  43. 1999-12-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AERGO CAPITAL SERVICES LIMITED
  44. 1999-12-13
    TURLEY, Thomas appointed
    secretary
  45. 1999-12-13
    DELANEY, Brendan appointed
    director
  46. 1999-12-13
    DELANEY, Deborah 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

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-12-13
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Aisling House
50 Stranmillis Embankment
Belfast
Antrim
BT9 5FL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

GROUSE, Pearl
secretary · appointed 2016-09-30
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Active
GROUSE, Pearl
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOORE, Michael
secretary · appointed 2014-10-01 · resigned 2016-09-30
Resigned
O'CONNOR, Anthony
secretary · appointed 2009-09-25 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned
TURLEY, Thomas
secretary · appointed 1999-12-13 · resigned 2009-09-25
Resigned
BARNES, Stan
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-10-19 · resigned 2024-03-08
Resigned
BLACK, Terence
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2012-03-31
Resigned
BROWNE, Fred
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-12-17 · resigned 2020-10-19
Resigned
CONNOR, Aaron
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-03-31 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned
DELANEY, Brendan
director · ~76y · appointed 1999-12-13 · resigned 1999-12-17
Resigned
DELANEY, Deborah
director · ~74y · appointed 1999-12-13 · resigned 1999-12-17
Resigned
MOORE, Michael
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-10-01 · resigned 2016-09-30
Resigned
O'CONNOR, Anthony
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-09-25 · resigned 2011-04-01
Resigned
PHELAN, Aidan
director · ~74y · appointed 1999-12-17 · resigned 2002-01-09
Resigned
TURLEY, Thomas
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-01-09 · resigned 2009-09-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Green / Anglo Irish Bank / Stephen Court
Mortgage or charge1 property03/05/200215/06/2015

Recent filings (99 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-18