A.G. ACCOUNTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC235326 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-14
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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 (75/100)

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, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees100100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2020-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-27
    ➖
    GORDON, Ronald Willis resigned
    secretary
  9. 2020-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2002-09-03
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    GORDON, Ronald Willis appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-09-03
    ➖
    PF & S ( SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2002-09-03
    ➖
    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2002-08-31
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    GORDON, Robert Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2002-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As A.G. ACCOUNTING LIMITED
  22. 2002-08-14
    ➕
    PF & S ( SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-08-14
    ➕
    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Alan Gordon
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Robert Alan Gordon
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
——board controlboard control · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-08-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

40 Urquhart Road
Aberdeen
AB24 5LT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GORDON, Robert Alan→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORDON, Ronald Willis→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-03 · resigned 2020-08-27
Resigned
PF & S ( SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-09-03
Resigned
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-09-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-07