AGORA-DIRECT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09349168 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-10
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security and commodity contracts dealing activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-10
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  2. 2024-04-29
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  3. 2023-05-09
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-05-01
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    AHMAD, Taha Jamil resigned
    director
  5. 2023-04-19
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-13
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  7. 2022-12-12
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  8. 2022-12-12
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  9. 2022-03-30
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  10. 2021-03-25
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  11. 2020-10-19
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  12. 2019-12-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-02-28
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  14. 2018-02-19
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  15. 2017-12-19
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  16. 2017-12-18
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  17. 2017-12-18
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-11-01
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    AHMAD, Taha Jamil appointed
    director
  19. 2017-10-01
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    DIN, Akif Sarir Hassan appointed
    director
  20. 2014-12-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AGORA-DIRECT LIMITED
  21. 2014-12-10
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    NOWATZKI, Markus appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Markus Nowatzki
Individual · German · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
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
Incorporated2014-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66120 — Security and commodity contracts dealing activities

Registered office

5 Prospect Place Millennium Way
Pride Park
Derby
DE24 8HG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DIN, Akif Sarir Hassan→
director · ~28y · appointed 2017-10-01
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Active
NOWATZKI, Markus→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-12-10
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Active
AHMAD, Taha Jamil→
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-11-01 · resigned 2023-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-08