AGORA MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04107307 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-14
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
—
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£12.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 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 £12,521
Cash YoY
+163%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↑ 163% YoY
Net Worth
£13k
↑ 60% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£12.5k£7.8k
Current assets£22.4k£14.4k
Cash£19.4k£7.4k
Debtors£3.0k£5.7k
Net assets£12.5k£7.8k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-08-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-08-31
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2022-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-08-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-08-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2006-01-03
    ➕
    THOMASON, Lindsay Mary appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-01-03
    ➖
    THOMASON, Stephen Mark resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-11-30
    ➖
    HEELEY, Timothy Desmond resigned
    director
  21. 2000-11-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGORA MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
  22. 2000-11-14
    ➕
    THOMASON, Stephen Mark appointed
    director
  23. 2000-11-14
    ➕
    THOMASON, Stephen Mark appointed
    secretary
  24. 2000-11-14
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-11-14
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2000-11-14
    ➕
    HEELEY, Timothy Desmond appointed
    director
  27. 2000-11-14
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2000-11-14
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
Lindsay Mary Thomason
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/11/2016
Mr Stephen Mark Thomason
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

15 Level Lane
Buxton
Derbyshire
SK17 6TU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

THOMASON, Lindsay Mary→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMASON, Stephen Mark→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMASON, Stephen Mark→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-14 · resigned 2006-01-03
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-14 · resigned 2000-11-14
Resigned
HEELEY, Timothy Desmond→
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-11-14 · resigned 2005-11-30
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-14 · resigned 2000-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-31
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25