AGENTREST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03997433 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees6600

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-11-18
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    CRANE, Valerie Ann resigned
    director
  5. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-03-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-03-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-03-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-03-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2021-03-23
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2021-03-21
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    REEVES, Hayley Ann appointed
    secretary
  15. 2021-03-21
    ➖
    CRANE, Valerie Ann resigned
    secretary
  16. 2020-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-03-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-12-05
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  20. 2019-12-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2019-09-22
    ➕
    REEVES, Geoffrey Stuart appointed
    director
  22. 2019-09-22
    ➕
    REEVES, Hayley Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2019-09-22
    ➖
    CRANE, Glen Edward resigned
    director
  24. 2019-09-22
    ➕
    CRANE, Valerie Ann appointed
    director
  25. 2000-06-07
    ➕
    CRANE, Valerie Ann appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-06-07
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2000-06-07
    ➕
    CRANE, Glen Edward appointed
    director
  28. 2000-06-07
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2000-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AGENTREST LIMITED
  30. 2000-05-19
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2000-05-19
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Geoffrey Stuart Reeves
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares21/03/2021
Mrs Hayley Ann Reeves
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares21/03/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Executors Of Glen Edward Crane Deceasedceased 21/03/2021· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated2000-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Pantiles
14 Ashmans Road
Beccles
Suffolk
NR34 9NP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

REEVES, Hayley Ann→
secretary · appointed 2021-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REEVES, Geoffrey Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REEVES, Hayley Ann→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRANE, Valerie Ann→
secretary · appointed 2000-06-07 · resigned 2021-03-21
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-19 · resigned 2000-06-07
Resigned
CRANE, Glen Edward→
director · ~83y · appointed 2000-06-07 · resigned 2019-09-22
Resigned
CRANE, Valerie Ann→
director · ~82y · appointed 2019-09-22 · resigned 2024-11-18
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-19 · resigned 2000-06-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-23