AGATE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09289594 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-31
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 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
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees100100

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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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-16
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-24
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-28
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2014-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As AGATE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  17. 2014-10-31
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    AUTY, Stephen John appointed
    director
  18. 2014-10-31
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    AUTY, Trudy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mr Stephen John Auty
Individual · British · DOB 10/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Trudy Auty
Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

C/O Martin Ives & Co Ltd. Unit 8, Basepoint Business Centre
Victoria Road
Dartford
Kent
DA1 5FS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AUTY, Stephen John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-10-31
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AUTY, Trudy→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-10-31
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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-24