AGWDEV LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

15386932 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-04

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 Jan 2025

Net worth

£1

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47510

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31
Total assets	£1
Net assets	£1

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2025-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-03
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-22
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-10
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default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-03-10
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default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-03-10
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default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-03-10
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default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-03-10
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default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-03-10
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default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2024-10-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-01
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CAMERON, Catey Ellen resigned
director
2024-09-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-05
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CAI, Meihao resigned
director
2024-09-05
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DAWBER, Jamie resigned
director
2024-09-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-05
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change-registered-office-address-company
address · AD01
2024-07-16
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DAWBER, Jamie appointed
director
2024-07-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-04
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Company incorporated
As AGWDEV LTD
2024-01-04
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CAI, Meihao appointed
director
2024-01-04
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CAI, Meihao appointed
director
2024-01-04
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CAMERON, Catey Ellen appointed
director
2024-01-04
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GAUTREY, Lauren Claire appointed
director
2024-01-04
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GAUTREY, Lauren Claire resigned
director
2024-01-04
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LEECH, Simon Peter appointed
director
2024-01-04
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LEECH, Simon Peter resigned
director

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 2.4 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 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Meihao Cai Individual · Chinese · DOB 10/1996 · age 30	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	04/01/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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AIKEIANG LTD→ 16739060 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AINFAY RETAIL LTD→ 17095703 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AIRIS VENTURES LTD→ 15932563 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
AJ SHOP LTD→ 15284256 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
AJS GOLF RETAIL LIMITED→ 08719813 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
AK PRIMECART LTD→ 17069940 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AKA-PHARMA LTD→ 11437472 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
AKSHAJ TRADING LTD→ 15406457 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
AKTUMEL LTD→ 16645352 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2024-01-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47510 — SIC 47510

Registered office

K240 Stafford Enterprise Park

Weston Road

Stafford

Staffordshire

ST18 0BF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-14

Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

CAI, Meihao→

director · ~30y · appointed 2024-01-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CAI, Meihao→

director · ~30y · appointed 2024-01-04 · resigned 2024-09-05

Resigned

CAMERON, Catey Ellen→

director · ~22y · appointed 2024-01-04 · resigned 2024-10-01

Resigned

DAWBER, Jamie→

director · ~34y · appointed 2024-07-16 · resigned 2024-09-05

Resigned

GAUTREY, Lauren Claire→

director · ~29y · appointed 2024-01-04 · resigned 2024-01-04

Resigned

LEECH, Simon Peter→

director · ~40y · appointed 2024-01-04 · resigned 2024-01-04

Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-09-29

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-07-14

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-05-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-04-30

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-04-22

default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied

address · RP05

2025-03-10

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc

address · RP10

2025-03-10

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer

address · RP09

2025-03-10

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer

address · RP09

2025-03-10

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer

address · RP09

2025-03-10

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer

address · RP09

2025-03-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-10-26

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-10-26