AGITPROP LTD

💤Zombieactive
07877403 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-09
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62012Business and domestic software development
  • 73110Advertising agencies
  • 74100Specialised design activities
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: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2011-12-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGITPROP LTD
  16. 2011-12-09
    HOLT, James appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-12-09
    HOLT, James appointed
    director
  18. 2011-12-09
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  19. 2011-12-09
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Holt
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
75100%
75-100% shares09/12/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Food & drink · CM postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ATA RODO LTD
15871610 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
BULGARIA LTD
06291077 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
18y
C02 DRINKS LTD
07400240 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
15y
CAKEYBAKEYDOODAA LTD
12529709 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
6y
CAPE ENCHANTMENT LTD
14650860 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
3y
CATERING CONNECTION LTD
14764303 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
3y
CHELMSFORD BREWING COMPANY LTD.
10411893 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
9y
CHIMNEY CAKE PARADISE LTD
10141870 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
9y
CLAPPERSGATE LIMITED
13815581 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
CODE.194 COFFEE ROASTERS LTD
15120273 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
CONNETOPIA FOOD LTD
15785677 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
CROUCH VALE BREWERY LIMITED
01524603 · est 1980 · no financials extracted
45y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

Suite 1, The Old Farmhouse Stansted Courtyard, Parsonage Road
Takeley
Bishop's Stortford
CM22 6PU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HOLT, James
secretary · appointed 2011-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLT, James
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHAN, Barbara
director · ~95y · appointed 2011-12-09 · resigned 2011-12-09
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-02