A1 AGENCY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03581677 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-16
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.
Why now
Window opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£229.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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
64 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 £229,778
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,901 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£230k
↓ 3.7% YoY
Current Assets
£237k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£49k£97k£146k£195k£243kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£242.6k£245.4k
Current assets£237.4k£243.4k
Cash—£238.7k
Debtors—£4.7k
Net assets£229.8k£238.7k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-03-18
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Jane Claire resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-06-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 1998-06-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 AGENCY LIMITED
  18. 1998-06-16
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Ray Samuel appointed
    director
  19. 1998-06-16
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Jane Claire appointed
    secretary
  20. 1998-06-16
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1998-06-16
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1998-06-16
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1998-06-16
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ray Samuel Robinson
Individual · English · DOB 07/1956 · age 70
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr Liam Sam Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Parsons Gate
Bamford
Hope Valley
Derbyshire
S33 0BA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last: 2026-06-16

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ROBINSON, Ray Samuel→
director · ~70y · appointed 1998-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, Jane Claire→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-16 · resigned 2026-03-18
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-06-16 · resigned 1998-06-16
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-06-16 · resigned 1998-06-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-17