AGILE GUARDING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07673023 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-16
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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Private security activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees66007700

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-04-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-04-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-04-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-04-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2026-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-03-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-02-20
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    IQBAL, Muhammad Qasim resigned
    director
  18. 2019-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-01-25
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    IQBAL, Muhammad Qasim appointed
    director
  20. 2012-01-25
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    JAVED, Waqas resigned
    director
  21. 2011-10-21
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    JAVED, Waqas appointed
    director
  22. 2011-06-16
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    Company incorporated
    As AGILE GUARDING SERVICES LIMITED
  23. 2011-06-16
    ➕
    RASOOL, Faiz appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Faiz Rasool
Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Muhammad Qasim Iqbalceased 20/02/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2011-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities

Registered office

Unit 1a Chorley Street Industrial Estate
68 Chorley Street
Bolton
Lancashire
BL1 4AL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

RASOOL, Faiz→
director · ~41y · appointed 2011-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IQBAL, Muhammad Qasim→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-01-25 · resigned 2020-02-20
Resigned
JAVED, Waqas→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-10-21 · resigned 2012-01-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-16