AGILE REGULATORY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13424129 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-27
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 May 2025
Net worth
£133.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84120
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £133,220
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£133k
↑ 7.1% YoY
Current Assets
£158k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£32k£63k£95k£127k£158kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£160.4k£157.0k
Current assets£158.4k£156.7k
Net assets£133.2k£124.3k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As AGILE REGULATORY LIMITED
  9. 2021-05-27
    NELSON, Ann Marie appointed
    director
  10. 2021-05-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 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 63. 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

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
Ann Marie Nelson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/05/2021

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
Incorporated2021-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84120 — SIC 84120

Registered office

9 Deer Park View
Great Bardfield
Braintree
CM7 4FE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

NELSON, Ann Marie
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-05-27
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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-27