AGENCY-FOOTPRINT LIMITED

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08291058 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-13
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.
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (78/100)

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

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-08
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  3. 2023-12-20
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  4. 2023-09-12
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  5. 2021-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-01-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-11-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AGENCY-FOOTPRINT LIMITED
  17. 2012-11-13
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    KUPAI, Agnes appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Ms Agnes Kupai
Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Yatcroft
Symonds Yat Rock
Coleford
Gloucestershire
GL16 7NZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KUPAI, Agnes→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-11-13
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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-12-31