012 AGENCY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15318856 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,025
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.0k |
| Current assets | £3.0k |
| Net assets | £3.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
10
filings
- • 3 gazette
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-19➖THOMSEN, Roald Duncan resigneddirector
- 2025-10-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-02-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs 012 AGENCY LTD
- 2023-11-30➕RILEY, Hugo appointeddirector
- 2023-11-30➕THOMSEN, Roald Duncan appointeddirector
- 2023-11-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Hugo Riley Individual · British · DOB 08/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/11/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Roald Duncan Thomsenceased 02/12/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities
Registered office
Weald House
The Street
Fulking
East Sussex
BN5 9LU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
Active
THOMSEN, Roald Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-11-30 · resigned 2025-11-19
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-30