AGENCYSERVE LIMITED

🚨Distressedactive
14845888 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-04
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2024
Net worth
£-8.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (0 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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 £8,279

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
Net Worth
-£8k
Current Assets
£7k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-31
Total assets£-8.3k
Current assets£7.2k
Cash£1.1k
Debtors£3.1k
Net assets£-8.3k

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-02-04
    HOLDER, Matthew resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-05-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-08-13
    LEIGHTON, Hannah resigned
    director
  9. 2024-05-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-05-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-05-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-05-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2024-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-05-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AGENCYSERVE LIMITED
  15. 2023-05-04
    HOLDER, Matthew appointed
    director
  16. 2023-05-04
    LEIGHTON, Hannah appointed
    director
  17. 2023-05-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Hannah Leighton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/05/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Matthew Holderceased 21/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2023-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

2 Clifton Moor Business Village
James Nicolson Link
York
North Yorkshire
YO30 4XG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

HOLDER, Matthew
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-05-04 · resigned 2026-02-04
Resigned
LEIGHTON, Hannah
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-05-04 · resigned 2024-08-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-09