AGHOCO 5015 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC652269 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-22
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (76/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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
3
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2026-02-23📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-09-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-09-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-09-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-10➕MCCALLUM, James Gibson appointeddirector
- 2020-09-10➖ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-09-10➖WALKER, Andrew Graham Alexander resigneddirector
- 2020-09-10➖ADDLESHAW GODDDARD (SCOTLAND) SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2020-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AGHOCO 5015 LIMITED
- 2020-01-22➕ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-01-22➕WALKER, Andrew Graham Alexander appointeddirector
- 2020-01-22➕ADDLESHAW GODDDARD (SCOTLAND) SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2020-01-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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James Gibson Mccallum Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 10/09/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Addleshaw Goddard (Scotland) Services Limitedceased 10/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Exchange Tower, 19 Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
MCCALLUM, James Gibson→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2020-01-22 · resigned 2020-09-10
WALKER, Andrew Graham Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-01-22 · resigned 2020-09-10
ADDLESHAW GODDDARD (SCOTLAND) SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2020-01-22 · resigned 2020-09-10
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Recent filings (20 total)
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-11