01 AGENCY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09905985 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£98.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (78/100)

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £98,608

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£99k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£134k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£27k£54k£81k£108k£134kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£130.7k£105.5k
Current assets£134.4k£127.9k
Net assets£98.6k£68.6k

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.

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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. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2018-12-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2018-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-04-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-04-03
    PYKETT, Martin Frederick resigned
    director
  15. 2018-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-07-01
    CLIFFORD, Alexander Paul resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-12-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 01 AGENCY LIMITED
  19. 2015-12-08
    CLIFFORD, Alexander Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2015-12-08
    CLIFFORD, Alexander Paul appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-12-08
    PYKETT, Martin Frederick appointed
    director

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

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Alexander Paul Clifford
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Martin Frederick Pykettceased 20/04/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2015-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

Nbv Business Enterprise Centre Office 26
David Lane
Nottingham
NG6 0JU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CLIFFORD, Alexander Paul
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-12-08
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Active
CLIFFORD, Alexander Paul
secretary · appointed 2015-12-08 · resigned 2016-07-01
Resigned
PYKETT, Martin Frederick
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-12-08 · resigned 2018-04-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2018-12-21