AGO VENTURES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

07950447 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-15

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£38.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

49410Freight transport by road
52243SIC 52243

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (78/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £38,880

Cash YoY

+2348%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£36k

↑ 2348% YoY

Net Worth

£39k

↑ 24% YoY

Current Assets

£36k

↑ 56% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£38.9k	£34.7k
Current assets	£36.2k	£23.2k
Cash	£36.2k	£1.5k
Debtors	—	£21.7k
Net assets	£38.9k	£31.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-24
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-12
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-03-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-03-24
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OYENIYAN, Ademola Ganiyu appointed
director
2020-03-24
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ADEMOLA, Oyeniyan Ganiyu resigned
director
2020-03-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-24
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2013-01-02
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BABALOLA, Bose appointed
secretary
2012-02-15
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Company incorporated
As AGO VENTURES LIMITED
2012-02-15
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ADEMOLA, Oyeniyan Ganiyu appointed
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

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ademola Ganiyu Oyeniyan Individual · Nigerian · DOB 12/1976 · age 50	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	24/03/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Oyeniyan Ademolaceased 24/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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

Incorporated2012-02-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

50 Dragonfly Way

Northampton

NN4 9EH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-26

Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BABALOLA, Bose→

secretary · appointed 2013-01-02

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Active

OYENIYAN, Ademola Ganiyu→

director · ~50y · appointed 2020-03-24

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Active

ADEMOLA, Oyeniyan Ganiyu→

director · ~50y · appointed 2012-02-15 · resigned 2020-03-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-04-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-15

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-08-10

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-05-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-12

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-01-27

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-01-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-11-14