AGNCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
12878708 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-14
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
£168.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: high (80/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 £168,449
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,287 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£168k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£401k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£80k£161k£241k£321k£401kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£168.4k£174.9k
Current assets£401.4k£393.5k
Cash£116.3k
Debtors£277.1k
Net assets£168.4k£174.7k

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

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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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-02-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-02-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-05-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-04-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2022-07-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2022-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-09-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AGNCY LTD
  17. 2020-09-14
    HAWKINS, Zachary Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2020-09-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.)

Group structure

Fox Hawkins Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Fox Hawkins Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AGNCY LTD
This company · 12878708

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
Fox Hawkins Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/08/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Zachary Robert Hawkinsceased 29/08/2024· 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
Incorporated2020-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

5 The Upper Courtyard Marl Pits Lane
Trudoxhill
Frome
Somerset
BA11 5DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HAWKINS, Zachary Robert
director · ~32y · appointed 2020-09-14
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-30