AGENCY BUSINESS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05824012 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-22
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
£133.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
44 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 £133,600
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,769 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£134k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£145k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£34k£68k£102k£135k£169kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£133.6k£158.4k
Current assets£145.4k£169.3k
Net assets£133.6k£158.4k

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-10
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    HARRIS, Benjamin James appointed
    director
  5. 2023-01-10
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    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-11-13
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-10
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  9. 2019-12-15
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  10. 2019-08-22
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    HARRIS, Sarah Eileen appointed
    director
  11. 2019-08-22
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-12-18
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  13. 2017-12-01
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  14. 2017-08-04
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  15. 2016-12-15
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  16. 2016-05-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2006-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AGENCY BUSINESS LIMITED
  19. 2006-05-22
    ➕
    HARRIS, Sarah Eileen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-05-22
    ➕
    HARRIS, Andrew James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HARRIS, Benjamin James (same surname) appointed 2023-01-10. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Andrew James Harris
Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Silver Spring, Bray Road
Maidenhead
Berks
SL6 1UQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last: 2026-05-15

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

HARRIS, Sarah Eileen→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-22
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HARRIS, Andrew James→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-05-22
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HARRIS, Benjamin James→
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-01-10
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HARRIS, Sarah Eileen→
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-08-22
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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-15