AGKABEL GRUPPE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08507620 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-29
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
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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
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 (75/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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
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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£0Apr 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-04-302025-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
    ➖
    UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  2. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-05-27
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2026-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-28
    ➕
    UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2021-05-28
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  11. 2021-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-03
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2017-04-28
    ➖
    UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2016-05-10
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2014-04-28
    ➖
    SKY CHARM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2014-04-28
    ➕
    UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2013-04-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGKABEL GRUPPE LIMITED
  22. 2013-04-29
    ➕
    ZHOU, Jun appointed
    director
  23. 2013-04-29
    ➕
    SKY CHARM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

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 13 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jun Zhou
Individual · Chinese · DOB 05/1981 · age 45
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Junxia Ma
Individual · Chinese · DOB 07/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

L220 Beaconside Business Village,
Stafford Enterprise Park,Weston Road,
Stafford,
ST18 0BF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ZHOU, Jun→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-04-29
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Active
SKY CHARM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-04-29 · resigned 2014-04-28
Resigned
UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-05-28 · resigned 2026-05-27
Resigned
UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-04-28 · resigned 2017-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28