AGENT42 EMEA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09638065 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£322.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -54% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.6y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £322,668
Cash draining
Cash down 54% YoY
Cash YoY
-54%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£191k
↓ 54% YoY
Net Worth
£323k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£555k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £322.7k | £219.6k |
| Current assets | £555.5k | £976.1k |
| Cash | £191.2k | £417.4k |
| Debtors | £364.3k | £558.8k |
| Net assets | £322.7k | £219.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
10
filings
- • 5 address
- • 2 gazette
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-05-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-03-10📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-pscaddress · RP10
- 2026-03-10📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2026-03-10📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2026-03-10📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2025-12-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Juice Ventures Limited
- 2025-06-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-28➕BERMAN, Howard Fred appointeddirector
- 2024-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-24📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-01-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-04➕ROBISON, Matthew David appointeddirector
- 2024-01-04➖HASSALL, Linda resigneddirector
- 2024-01-04➖TAUBEN, Lauren resigneddirector
- 2017-06-01➕HASSALL, Linda appointeddirector
- 2015-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AGENT42 EMEA LIMITED
- 2015-06-15➕TAUBEN, Lauren appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high · 1 lowConfirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-15
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew David Robison Individual · American · DOB 08/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/01/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Linda Hassallceased 04/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Lauren Taubenceased 04/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
167-169 Great Portland Street
5th Floor
London
W1W 5PF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-01
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BERMAN, Howard Fred→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-03-28
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ROBISON, Matthew David→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-01-04
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HASSALL, Linda→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-06-01 · resigned 2024-01-04
TAUBEN, Lauren→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2015-06-15 · resigned 2024-01-04
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Juice Ventures Juice Ventures Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/12/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (67 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-03-10
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-03-10
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-03-10
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-03-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-01