AGUDA NORTH WEST

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05407721 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-03-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£320.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed holding with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £320,394

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£320k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£269k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£64k£128k£192k£256k£320kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-282024-03-28
Total assets£320.4k£275.3k
Current assets£268.7k£236.4k
Net assets£320.4k£275.3k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  5. 2024-05-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2020-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2018-02-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-03-28
    ROSE, Anthony Martin resigned
    director
  19. 2005-11-29
    SMUS, David appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-03-31
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-03-31
    ROSE, Anthony Martin appointed
    director
  22. 2005-03-31
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2005-03-30
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    Company incorporated
    As AGUDA NORTH WEST
  24. 2005-03-30
    KAHAN, Yehuda appointed
    director
  25. 2005-03-30
    SMUS, David appointed
    director
  26. 2005-03-30
    WELLINS, Alan Lewis appointed
    director
  27. 2005-03-30
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-03-30
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-13

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2005-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Herschel Weiss Children And Family Centre
Northumberland Street
Salford
M7 4DQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last made up to: 2025-03-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-30

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

SMUS, David
secretary · appointed 2005-11-29
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Active
KAHAN, Yehuda
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMUS, David
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WELLINS, Alan Lewis
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-30 · resigned 2005-03-31
Resigned
ROSE, Anthony Martin
director · ~75y · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2017-03-28
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-30 · resigned 2005-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-05-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-03