AGILE BUSINESS SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06206222 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-10
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£9.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
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 £9,760
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,887 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£15k£22k£30k£37kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£9.8k£34.6k
Current assets£9.8k£37.4k
Net assets£9.8k£20.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
    ➖
    CHERRY, Susan Irene resigned
    secretary
  2. 2025-07-28
    ➖
    CHERRY, Susan Irene resigned
    director
  3. 2025-07-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-07-28
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-07-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2025-05-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-05-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-11-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-11-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-11-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-11-14
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2020-11-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-10-26
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  20. 2019-10-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-06-01
    ➕
    CHERRY, Susan Irene appointed
    director
  22. 2007-05-14
    ➕
    CHERRY, Robert James appointed
    director
  23. 2007-05-14
    ➕
    CHERRY, Susan Irene appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-05-14
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-05-14
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2007-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGILE BUSINESS SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS LTD
  27. 2007-04-10
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2007-04-10
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

2 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CHERRY, Susan Irene resigned 2025-07-28; CHERRY, Susan Irene resigned 2025-07-28

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-07-10: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Irene Cherry
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016
Mr Robert James Cherry
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
25–50%
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
Incorporated2007-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

43 Segsbury Grove
Bracknell
RG12 9JL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CHERRY, Robert James→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHERRY, Susan Irene→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-14 · resigned 2025-07-28
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-10 · resigned 2007-05-14
Resigned
CHERRY, Susan Irene→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-06-01 · resigned 2025-07-28
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-10 · resigned 2007-05-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28