AG (MANAGEMENT SERVICES) LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC339541 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.09M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
27 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £3,091,291
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.1m
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£3.1m
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£3.5m
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£702k£1.4m£2.1m£2.8m£3.5mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£3.13M£2.54M
Current assets£3.51M£3.04M
Cash£1.07M£1.24M
Debtors£2.44M£1.80M
Net assets£3.09M£2.48M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-19
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    COSTER, Gordon Knox resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-10
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    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2019-07-09
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    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2019-05-20
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  16. 2019-05-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-05-16
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-05-16
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-05-13
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    BOYD, Rory Ewen appointed
    director
  20. 2019-05-13
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Christopher William appointed
    director
  21. 2017-03-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ssas Ambassador Group
  22. 2012-01-27
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    COSTER, Gordon Knox appointed
    director
  23. 2011-12-31
    ➖
    CHEETHAM, David John Cannell resigned
    director
  24. 2011-09-09
    ➖
    MCKINNON, Craig William resigned
    director
  25. 2011-08-15
    ➖
    BURNESS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2010-09-30
    ➖
    HUGHES, Stephen Gerrard resigned
    director
  27. 2008-07-03
    ➕
    CHEETHAM, David John Cannell appointed
    director
  28. 2008-07-03
    ➕
    HUGHES, Stephen Gerrard appointed
    director
  29. 2008-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AG (MANAGEMENT SERVICES) LTD
  30. 2008-03-13
    ➕
    GAFFNEY, David appointed
    director
  31. 2008-03-13
    ➕
    BURNESS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2008-03-13
    ➕
    MCKINNON, Craig William appointed
    director
  33. 2008-03-13
    ➕
    BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 2008-03-13
    ➖
    BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Ambassador Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ambassador Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AG (MANAGEMENT SERVICES) LTD
This company · SC339541

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ambassador Group Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/05/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Gaffneyceased 16/05/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2008-03-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Ink Building Sixth Floor
24 Douglas Street
Glasgow
G2 7NQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

BOYD, Rory Ewen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-05-13
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Active
GAFFNEY, David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-03-13
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Active
RICHARDSON, Christopher William→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNESS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-13 · resigned 2011-08-15
Resigned
CHEETHAM, David John Cannell→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-07-03 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned
COSTER, Gordon Knox→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-01-27 · resigned 2025-03-19
Resigned
HUGHES, Stephen Gerrard→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-07-03 · resigned 2010-09-30
Resigned
MCKINNON, Craig William→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-03-13 · resigned 2011-09-09
Resigned
BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-13 · resigned 2008-03-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ssas Ambassador Group
A registered charge—08/03/2017—
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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11