AGORA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
07322528 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-22
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32120
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46480SIC 46480
  • 47770SIC 47770
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-30
Average employees100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-07-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2013-07-02
    WALSH, Barry Patrick resigned
    secretary
  18. 2010-07-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AGORA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD
  19. 2010-07-22
    WALSH, Gloria Adriana appointed
    director
  20. 2010-07-22
    WALSH, Barry Patrick appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
Mrs Adriana Adriana Walsh
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
75100%
75-100% shares01/06/2017

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
Incorporated2010-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32120 — SIC 32120

Registered office

20 Market Place
Kingston Upon Thames
KT1 1JP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WALSH, Gloria Adriana
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-07-22
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Active
WALSH, Barry Patrick
secretary · appointed 2010-07-22 · resigned 2013-07-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-03