ANGUS AGENCIES (1997) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC177105 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-02
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    WOOD, Hazel resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2023-04-21
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  11. 2023-04-20
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    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2023-03-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-28
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  18. 2017-09-29
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  19. 2007-05-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2001-04-01
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    WOOD, Hazel appointed
    director
  21. 1997-07-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGUS AGENCIES (1997) LIMITED
  22. 1997-07-09
    ➕
    LEIGHTON, Belinda Jane appointed
    secretary
  23. 1997-07-09
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    CESSFORD, Mark John appointed
    director
  24. 1997-07-09
    ➕
    FOOT, Leigh appointed
    nominee-secretary
  25. 1997-07-09
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    FOOT, Leigh resigned
    nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-07-09
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    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    nominee-director
  27. 1997-07-09
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    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    nominee-director
  28. 1997-07-09
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    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    nominee-director
  29. 1997-07-09
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    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark John Cessford
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Hazel Woodceased 06/04/2016· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-07-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

31 Southesk Street
Montrose
Angus
DD10 8AW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LEIGHTON, Belinda Jane→
secretary · appointed 1997-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CESSFORD, Mark John→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOOT, Leigh→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-09 · resigned 1997-07-09
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
nominee-director · ~56y · appointed 1997-07-09 · resigned 1997-07-09
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1997-07-09 · resigned 1997-07-09
Resigned
WOOD, Hazel→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-04-01 · resigned 2025-07-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property04/05/2007—
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Recent filings (82 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30