AGENTS4RM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07008977 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-04
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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 (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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
68 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees21

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-02
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  4. 2025-05-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-01-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-01-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2018-09-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2012-12-31
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    WILSON, David Anthony resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-12-31
    ➖
    WILSON, David Anthony resigned
    director
  20. 2009-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AGENTS4RM LIMITED
  21. 2009-09-04
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    PRODGERS, Lionel Hugh appointed
    director
  22. 2009-09-04
    ➕
    WILSON, David Anthony appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-09-04
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2009-09-04
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2009-09-04
    ➕
    DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola appointed
    director
  26. 2009-09-04
    ➖
    DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola resigned
    director
  27. 2009-09-04
    ➕
    WILSON, David Anthony appointed
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Lionel Hugh Prodgers
Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/12/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Agents4rm International Limitedceased 17/12/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

21 Heavitree Road
Exeter
Devon
EX1 2LD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

PRODGERS, Lionel Hugh→
director · ~75y · appointed 2009-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, David Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2009-09-04 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-09-04 · resigned 2009-09-04
Resigned
DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-09-04 · resigned 2009-09-04
Resigned
WILSON, David Anthony→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-09-04 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-12