AGORAUK LTD

💤Zombieactive
11639017 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-23
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£128.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £128,622

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£129k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 903% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£26k£51k£77k£103k£129kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£113.0k£74.3k
Current assets£17.1k£1.7k
Net assets£128.6k£101.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-03-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-03-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-03-20
    CHOWDHURY, Shawkat Karim appointed
    director
  6. 2026-03-20
    CHOWDHURY, Md Anayet Karim resigned
    director
  7. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AGORAUK LTD
  15. 2018-10-23
    CHOWDHURY, Md Anayet Karim appointed
    director
  16. 2018-10-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

45/100
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.

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 Shawkat Karim Chowdhury
Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Md Anayet Karim Chowdhuryceased 20/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

25 The Broadway
London
N14 6PH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CHOWDHURY, Shawkat Karim
director · ~49y · appointed 2026-03-20
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Active
CHOWDHURY, Md Anayet Karim
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-10-23 · resigned 2026-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-31