AG RESTAURANTS LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC287991 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-27
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£11.59M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, 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 (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 (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £11,587,363
Cash YoY
+55%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£12m
↑ 55% YoY
Net Worth
£12m
↑ 3.3% YoY
Current Assets
£14m
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.56M | £13.77M |
| Current assets | £13.81M | £10.17M |
| Cash | £11.74M | £7.59M |
| Debtors | £1.50M | £2.05M |
| Net assets | £11.59M | £11.22M |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-11-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-11-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-30➕GIBSON, Alison Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2015-06-30➖SCOTT, Ewen Moncrieff resignedsecretary
- 2014-09-16➕SCOTT, Ewen Moncrieff appointedsecretary
- 2014-09-16➖AS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-07-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AG RESTAURANTS LTD
- 2005-07-27➕GIBSON, Andrew Shearer appointeddirector
- 2005-07-27➕AS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Shearer Gibson Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-07-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
The Wright Business Centre
Lonmay Road
Glasgow
G33 4EL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
GIBSON, Alison Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GIBSON, Andrew Shearer→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2005-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCOTT, Ewen Moncrieff→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-09-16 · resigned 2015-06-30
AS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-07-27 · resigned 2014-09-16
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Recent filings (63 total)
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accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2019-11-15