AGILITY SOFTWARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04155448 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£38.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 7 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
104 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £38,680

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£39k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£129k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£31k£62k£92k£123k£154kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£86.4k£113.4k
Current assets£129.5k£153.9k
Net assets£38.7k£38.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-29
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    WHITE, Felim appointed
    director
  5. 2025-08-29
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    MORT, Lorraine Iris resigned
    director
  6. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-04-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2020-07-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2020-07-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2018-05-30
    ➖
    FISH, Martyn resigned
    director
  20. 2013-06-10
    ➕
    MALCOLM, David appointed
    director
  21. 2013-04-25
    ➕
    FISH, Martyn appointed
    director
  22. 2012-06-30
    ➕
    COMPANY SECRETARIES (CHESTER) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2012-06-30
    ➖
    MALCOLM, David resigned
    secretary
  24. 2012-06-30
    ➖
    MALCOLM, David resigned
    director
  25. 2010-07-12
    ➖
    BOLAM, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  26. 2010-07-12
    ➕
    MALCOLM, David appointed
    secretary
  27. 2009-03-06
    ➕
    BOLAM, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  28. 2009-03-03
    ➖
    VAN SCHALKWYK, Mark resigned
    secretary
  29. 2007-11-02
    ➕
    MORT, Lorraine Iris appointed
    director
  30. 2007-10-31
    ➖
    MORT, Richard Brian resigned
    director
  31. 2004-10-01
    ➕
    VAN SCHALKWYK, Mark appointed
    secretary
  32. 2004-09-30
    ➖
    PITT, Margaret Ann resigned
    secretary
  33. 2003-09-01
    ➖
    CLAYDON, Lorraine Iris resigned
    secretary
  34. 2003-09-01
    ➖
    MALCOLM, David resigned
    secretary
  35. 2003-09-01
    ➕
    PITT, Margaret Ann appointed
    secretary
  36. 2002-11-01
    ➕
    MALCOLM, David appointed
    secretary
  37. 2002-03-31
    ➕
    CLAYDON, Lorraine Iris appointed
    secretary
  38. 2002-03-31
    ➖
    CLAYDON, Lorraine Iris resigned
    secretary
  39. 2002-03-31
    ➖
    CLAYDON, Lorraine Iris resigned
    director
  40. 2001-09-12
    ➕
    MORT, Richard Brian appointed
    director
  41. 2001-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGILITY SOFTWARE LIMITED
  42. 2001-02-07
    ➕
    CLAYDON, Lorraine Iris appointed
    secretary
  43. 2001-02-07
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 2001-02-07
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 2001-02-07
    ➕
    CLAYDON, Lorraine Iris appointed
    director
  46. 2001-02-07
    ➕
    MALCOLM, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Karen Holly Fish
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/08/2019
Mr David Malcolm
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/08/2019
Mrs Lorraine Mort
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/08/2019

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
Incorporated2001-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Cobalt 3.1 Silver Fox Way
Cobalt Business Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE27 0QJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

COMPANY SECRETARIES (CHESTER) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-06-30
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Active
MALCOLM, David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITE, Felim→
director · ~70y · appointed 2025-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOLAM, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-06 · resigned 2010-07-12
Resigned
CLAYDON, Lorraine Iris→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-31 · resigned 2003-09-01
Resigned
CLAYDON, Lorraine Iris→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-07 · resigned 2002-03-31
Resigned
MALCOLM, David→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-12 · resigned 2012-06-30
Resigned
MALCOLM, David→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-01 · resigned 2003-09-01
Resigned
PITT, Margaret Ann→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2004-09-30
Resigned
VAN SCHALKWYK, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2009-03-03
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-07 · resigned 2001-02-07
Resigned
CLAYDON, Lorraine Iris→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-02-07 · resigned 2002-03-31
Resigned
FISH, Martyn→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-04-25 · resigned 2018-05-30
Resigned
MALCOLM, David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-02-07 · resigned 2012-06-30
Resigned
MORT, Lorraine Iris→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-11-02 · resigned 2025-08-29
Resigned
MORT, Richard Brian→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-09-12 · resigned 2007-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (104 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-19