AGENCY PEOPLE (CONSULTANTS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04138786 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-10
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
£12.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 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 £11,983
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,641 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£13.8k£20.5k
Current assets£14.1k£22.2k
Net assets£12.0k£17.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-04-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-04-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-04-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2020-03-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    GUPPY, Theresa resigned
    secretary
  18. 2003-05-02
    ➕
    GUPPY, Theresa appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-05-02
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2001-01-20
    ➖
    GUPPY, Theresa resigned
    director
  21. 2001-01-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGENCY PEOPLE (CONSULTANTS) LIMITED
  22. 2001-01-10
    ➕
    GAGE, John Roderick appointed
    director
  23. 2001-01-10
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-01-10
    ➕
    GUPPY, Theresa appointed
    director
  25. 2001-01-10
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-01-10
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

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 67. 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Roderick Gage
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

46 Denmark Street
Watford
WD17 4RA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

GAGE, John Roderick→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUPPY, Theresa→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-02 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-01-10 · resigned 2003-05-02
Resigned
GUPPY, Theresa→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-01-10 · resigned 2001-01-20
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-01-10 · resigned 2001-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-04-28