AGNES'S PLACE LTD.

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SC386933 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-12
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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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£798
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £798

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£798
↑ 163% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£290£580£870£1k£1kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£798£303
Current assets£1.3k£1.4k
Net assets£798£303

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

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-06
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  2. 2024-04-18
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  3. 2023-03-17
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  4. 2022-07-26
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  5. 2022-04-04
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  6. 2021-07-30
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  7. 2020-06-11
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  8. 2019-03-05
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  9. 2018-04-17
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  10. 2017-03-10
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  11. 2016-03-04
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  12. 2015-11-19
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  13. 2015-01-16
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  14. 2014-11-17
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  15. 2014-01-17
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  16. 2010-10-12
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    Company incorporated
    As AGNES'S PLACE LTD.
  17. 2010-10-12
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    MCCANN, Agnes appointed
    director
  18. 2010-10-12
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    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-10-12
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    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-10-12
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    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    director
  21. 2010-10-12
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    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    director
  22. 2010-10-12
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  23. 2010-10-12
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    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
Ms Agnes Mccann
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-10-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

20 Hallcraig Street
Airdrie
ML6 6AH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCCANN, Agnes→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAINER, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-12 · resigned 2010-10-12
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-10-12 · resigned 2010-10-12
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-10-12 · resigned 2010-10-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

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2025-10-22
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2025-05-06
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2024-10-21
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2024-04-18
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2023-10-26
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2023-03-17
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2022-10-25
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2022-07-26
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address · AD01
2022-04-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
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accounts · AA
2021-07-30
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2020-11-17
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accounts · AA
2020-06-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-21
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accounts · AA
2019-03-05