AGILE MEDIA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06646125 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-15
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£52.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £52,241
Net assets shrinking
Down £165,488 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£52k
↓ 76% YoY
Current Assets
£351k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£101k£201k£302k£403k£503kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£52.2k£217.7k
Current assets£350.5k£503.4k
Cash—£154.3k
Debtors£271.5k£272.5k
Net assets£52.2k£217.7k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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  2. 2025-05-28
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  3. 2025-04-05
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  4. 2025-04-05
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  5. 2025-04-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  6. 2025-04-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  7. 2024-05-24
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  8. 2023-05-19
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  9. 2022-05-23
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  10. 2021-05-24
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  11. 2020-08-20
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  12. 2019-05-07
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  13. 2018-05-21
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  14. 2017-05-24
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  15. 2017-05-24
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  16. 2017-05-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  17. 2016-05-09
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  18. 2015-07-20
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  19. 2010-12-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Zurich Assurance LTD
  20. 2009-07-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Stuart John Pilbrow
  21. 2008-07-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AGILE MEDIA LIMITED
  22. 2008-07-15
    ➕
    DODD, Russell Martin Hildyard appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-07-15
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    DODD, Russell Martin Hildyard appointed
    director
  24. 2008-07-15
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    O'CONNELL, Annette Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Russell Martin Hildyard Dodd
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting15/07/2016
Ms Annette Marie O'Connell
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/07/2016

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
Incorporated2008-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58142 — Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals

Registered office

Myrtle House
High Street
Henfield
West Sussex
BN5 9DA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DODD, Russell Martin Hildyard→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-15
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DODD, Russell Martin Hildyard→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-07-15
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Active
O'CONNELL, Annette Marie→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-07-15
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—22/05/2017—
satisfied
Zurich Assurance
Zurich Assurance LTD
Rent deposit deed1 property13/12/201005/04/2025
satisfied
Stuart John Pilbrow
Rent deposit deed1 property23/07/200905/04/2025
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Recent filings (47 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-24