AGAR FIRE LTD
🌱Startupactive
16584060 · ltd · incorporated 2025-07-15
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
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)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
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
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-26➕AGAR, Ryan appointeddirector
- 2025-07-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AGAR FIRE LTD
- 2025-07-15➕AGAR, Karen appointeddirector
- 2025-07-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AGAR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — AGAR, Ryan (same surname) appointed 2026-05-26. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ryan Agar Individual · British · DOB 07/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/05/2026 |
Mrs Karen Agar Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/07/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Prestons Unit 5 Bowes Business Park
Wrotham Road
Meopham
DA13 0QB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-09
Last: 2026-05-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
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Recent filings (5 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-07-15