AGO RETRO LIMITED

🚨Distressedactive
14995239 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-11
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth 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
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,062

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£515
Net Worth
-£2k
Current Assets
£671
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-31
Total assets£-2.1k
Current assets£671
Cash£515
Debtors£156
Net assets£-2.1k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-08-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-05-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AGO RETRO LIMITED
  8. 2023-07-11
    DE BURCA, Carolyn appointed
    director
  9. 2023-07-11
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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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

1 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: 2026-04-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Carolyn De Burca
Individual · Irish · DOB 02/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/07/2023

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
Incorporated2023-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Unit 2, 2 Thayers Farm Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 4LZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DE BURCA, Carolyn
director · ~31y · appointed 2023-07-11
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Recent filings (9 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-11