AGOSTI LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12074134 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-28
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-22.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10520
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £22,472
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£22k
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-21.6k |
| Current assets | £19.2k |
| Net assets | £-22.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-03-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28🏢Company incorporatedAs AGOSTI LIMITED
- 2019-06-28➕BATESON, Heather appointedsecretary
- 2019-06-28➕BATESON, David John appointeddirector
- 2019-06-28➕BATESON, Heather appointeddirector
- 2019-06-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Heather Bateson Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/06/2019 |
Mr David John Bateson Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/06/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10520 — SIC 10520
Registered office
Forest House Office
3 - 5 Horndean Road
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 0XQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BATESON, David John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-06-28
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BATESON, Heather→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-06-28
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Recent filings (19 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-03-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-15