AGORA SYNDICATE MANAGEMENT LTD

🌳Matureactive
09979713 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-01
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
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-04-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-02-17
    ➕
    BILSBY, Peter Antony appointed
    director
  12. 2022-02-17
    ➕
    HEXTALL, Richard Anthony appointed
    director
  13. 2022-02-17
    ➖
    PRITCHARD, Michael Stephen Francis resigned
    director
  14. 2022-02-17
    ➖
    SAWYER, Sean Alistair resigned
    director
  15. 2022-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-02-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-02-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-06-19
    ➖
    PARKER, Keith Arthur resigned
    director
  24. 2016-12-23
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    PARKER, Keith Arthur appointed
    director
  25. 2016-02-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGORA SYNDICATE MANAGEMENT LTD
  26. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    NOROSE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2016-02-01
    ➖
    NOROSE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    PRITCHARD, Michael Stephen Francis appointed
    director
  29. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    SAWYER, Sean Alistair appointed
    director
  30. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    VINCE, Thomas James appointed
    director
  31. 2016-02-01
    ➖
    VINCE, Thomas James resigned
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Agora Syndicate Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Agora Syndicate Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AGORA SYNDICATE MANAGEMENT LTD
This company · 09979713

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Agora Syndicate Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest23/12/2016

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
Incorporated2016-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Registered office

30 Fenchurch Street
London
EC3M 3BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BILSBY, Peter Antony→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEXTALL, Richard Anthony→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NOROSE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-02-01 · resigned 2016-02-01
Resigned
PARKER, Keith Arthur→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-12-23 · resigned 2019-06-19
Resigned
PRITCHARD, Michael Stephen Francis→
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-02-01 · resigned 2022-02-17
Resigned
SAWYER, Sean Alistair→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-02-01 · resigned 2022-02-17
Resigned
VINCE, Thomas James→
director · ~35y · appointed 2016-02-01 · resigned 2016-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-17