AGILE IMPORTS LTD
🌱Startupactive
16023129 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-05-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Norwest Finance Group LTD
- 2026-01-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs AGILE IMPORTS LTD
- 2024-10-16➕BAYLISS, Nicola Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-10-16➕KETTLE, Grace Alice appointeddirector
- 2024-10-16📄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 1.6 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.)
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Active · Wholesale & distribution · IP postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238 LTD→ 11426532 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACHIEVING QUERENCIA LIMITED→ 13488069 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADLER ROWE LTD→ 16673820 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AETREX COMPANY LTD→ 16694317 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AG STAR IMPORTS LTD→ 10903528 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AGGREGATE SUPPLY LINE LTD→ 16440741 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AGRI INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS LTD→ 11554945 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AGRI MACHINERY LTD→ 14466495 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AGRICULTURAL FARM INDUSTRIES LIMITED→ 14863978 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AGRISACKS LIMITED→ 11190171 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AHINGHONG LTD→ 16841722 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AI BRANDS LTD→ 13510066 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46470 — Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
Registered office
Unit 82a James Carter Road
Mildenhall
Bury St. Edmunds
IP28 7DE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BAYLISS, Nicola Jane→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2024-10-16
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KETTLE, Grace Alice→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-10-16
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Norwest Finance Group Norwest Finance Group LTD | A registered charge | — | 22/05/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (6 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-16