A.G.S. SAILING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05242501 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-27
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 2025
Net worth
£9.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (77/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,456
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,115 YoY
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36k
↑ 2.4% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£15k£22k£29k£36kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£36.4k£35.5k
Net assets£9.5k£13.6k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2025-10-10
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  3. 2024-10-02
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  4. 2023-12-08
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  5. 2022-12-14
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  6. 2022-03-25
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  7. 2020-12-23
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  8. 2019-12-18
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  9. 2018-08-14
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  10. 2017-12-13
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  11. 2017-11-21
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  12. 2017-11-21
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  13. 2016-10-19
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  14. 2015-12-23
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  15. 2015-11-03
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  16. 2004-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As A.G.S. SAILING LIMITED
  17. 2004-09-27
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    POOLE, Stacey Louise appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-09-27
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    STEAD, Adrian George Curry appointed
    director
  19. 2004-09-27
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2004-09-27
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian George Curry Stead
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Adrian George Curry Steadceased 06/04/2016· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated2004-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Towngate House
2-8 Parkstone Road
Poole
Dorset
BH15 2PW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

POOLE, Stacey Louise→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-27
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Active
STEAD, Adrian George Curry→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-27 · resigned 2004-09-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
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accounts · AA
2022-12-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
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accounts · AA
2022-03-25
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2021-09-29
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2020-12-23
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2020-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-04