AGON RUNNING LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15515445 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-23
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47721Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AGON RUNNING LTD
- 2024-02-23➕BARATTA, Francisco appointeddirector
- 2024-02-23➕WALSH, Hannah appointeddirector
- 2024-02-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hannah Walsh Individual · British · DOB 02/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/02/2024 |
Mr Francisco Baratta Individual · Argentine · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/02/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A K UNITED UK LTD→ 13415392 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADAPT RETAIL LIMITED→ 16900203 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ADRUK LIMITED→ 12136539 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AE CONVENIENCE LTD→ 14233727 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AG EXCHANGE LTD→ 15611344 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AG MILITARY LIMITED→ 15599863 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AGSTRATUS LTD→ 06966242 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| AH FRAMING AND ART LTD→ 13595119 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AHA FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 12197422 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AHADI PARTNER LTD→ 13337775 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
Unit A
7 Crown Arcade
Kingston Upon Thames
KT1 1JB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BARATTA, Francisco→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALSH, Hannah→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-02-23
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Recent filings (6 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-05-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-23