AGILE TRADING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09071787 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-05
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£10.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -69% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 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
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
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,282
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,840 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 69% YoY
Cash YoY
-69%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£24k
↓ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 69% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£31k£46k£62k£77kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£251.5k£15.1k
Current assets£24.2k£77.5k
Cash£24.0k£77.3k
Debtors£200£200
Net assets£10.3k£15.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-07-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-03-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-03-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-09
    ➕
    HUMPHREY, Simon Philip appointed
    secretary
  11. 2023-07-09
    ➖
    OLIVIERI, Laura resigned
    director
  12. 2023-07-09
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2023-07-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-02-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-01-01
    ➕
    OLIVIERI, Laura appointed
    director
  19. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-06-05
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    Company incorporated
    As AGILE TRADING LIMITED
  22. 2014-06-05
    ➕
    HUMPHREY, Simon Philip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 65 — succession pressure is live.

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 65. 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 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Philip Humphrey
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/05/2017

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
Incorporated2014-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

Flat 66 4 The Furlong
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 4FW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HUMPHREY, Simon Philip→
secretary · appointed 2023-07-09
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Active
HUMPHREY, Simon Philip→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-06-05
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Active
OLIVIERI, Laura→
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-01-01 · resigned 2023-07-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-05