ANTLER CREEK LTD

💤Zombieactive
10938115 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-30
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-11-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-11-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ANTLER CREEK LTD
  14. 2017-08-30
    AGATES, Ian Percival appointed
    secretary
  15. 2017-08-30
    AGATES, Ian Percival appointed
    director
  16. 2017-08-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Percival Agates
Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/08/2017

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
Incorporated2017-08-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

72 Great Suffolk Street
London
SE1 0BL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AGATES, Ian Percival
secretary · appointed 2017-08-30
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Active
AGATES, Ian Percival
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-08-30
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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-31