AGORIAD TRADING CYF

🌳Matureactive
07683814 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-47.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
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
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £47,863
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14k
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
-£48k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£92k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£48k-£20k£8k£36k£64k£92kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-47.9k£-40.5k
Current assets£92.1k£85.5k
Cash£14.3k£12.3k
Debtors£71.8k£70.3k
Net assets£-47.9k£-40.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-01-01
    ➖
    BEECHEY, Arthur Edward resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-12-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-12-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-12-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2019-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2015-06-28
    ➖
    GRIFFITHS, Brace resigned
    director
  19. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    HOLMES, Adrian Gordon resigned
    director
  20. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    RONAYNE, Gillian Lesley resigned
    director
  21. 2014-05-19
    ➕
    HOLMES, Adrian Gordon appointed
    director
  22. 2014-05-19
    ➕
    RONAYNE, Gillian Lesley appointed
    director
  23. 2013-06-26
    ➖
    RICHARDS, Gill Adele resigned
    director
  24. 2012-07-30
    ➕
    BARLOW, Michael John appointed
    director
  25. 2012-07-30
    ➕
    GRIFFITHS, Brace appointed
    director
  26. 2012-07-30
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Gill Adele appointed
    director
  27. 2011-06-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGORIAD TRADING CYF
  28. 2011-06-27
    ➕
    AUSTIN, David appointed
    director
  29. 2011-06-27
    ➕
    BEECHEY, Arthur Edward appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Agoriad Cyf is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Agoriad Cyf
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
AGORIAD TRADING CYF
This company · 07683814

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Agoriad Cyf
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Austinceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2011-06-27
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

2 Victoria Place
Bethesda
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 3AG
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

AUSTIN, David→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARLOW, Michael John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEECHEY, Arthur Edward→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-27 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Brace→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-07-30 · resigned 2015-06-28
Resigned
HOLMES, Adrian Gordon→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-05-19 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
RICHARDS, Gill Adele→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-07-30 · resigned 2013-06-26
Resigned
RONAYNE, Gillian Lesley→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-05-19 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-17