AGKNOWLEDGE LTD

💤Zombieactive
13138501 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-18
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£-16.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). 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: medium (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £16,432

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£16k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£16k-£10k-£3k£3k£10k£17kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£-16.4k£-13.1k
Current assets£11.5k£16.5k
Net assets£-16.4k£-13.1k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-16
    📄
    withdrawal-of-the-persons-with-significant-control-register-information-from-the-public-register
    persons-with-significant-control · EW04
  7. 2021-03-16
    📄
    withdrawal-of-the-directors-register-information-from-the-public-register
    officers · EW01
  8. 2021-01-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGKNOWLEDGE LTD
  9. 2021-01-18
    SHOHAM, Jonathan appointed
    director
  10. 2021-01-18
    📄
    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 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Jonathan Shoham
Individual · British · DOB 08/1953 · age 73
75100%
75-100% shares18/01/2021

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
Incorporated2021-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

19 The Avenue
Haslemere
GU27 1JT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SHOHAM, Jonathan
director · ~73y · appointed 2021-01-18
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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
withdrawal-of-the-persons-with-significant-control-register-information-from-the-public-register
persons-with-significant-control · EW04
2021-03-16
withdrawal-of-the-directors-register-information-from-the-public-register
officers · EW01
2021-03-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-18