Companies House · 08819159 · England and Wales
Business Agent Limited
Companies House records Business Agent Limited as being in administration, which began on 8 May 2025. Its accounts and confirmation statement are recorded as overdue. The issuer is also linked to an editor-described NextCrowd platform and loan notes. These facts identify material areas for further review but do not establish the likely outcome of the administration or any recovery for investors.
Current reviewed risk level
Poor
The issuer has entered a verified statutory insolvency process.
- Effective
- 10 October 2026
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PoorThis issuer
The issuer has entered a verified statutory insolvency process.
Very high
Serious verified legal, payment or solvency indicators apply.
High
Material verified warning indicators require closer review.
Medium
A verified matter warrants continued monitoring.
Low
No higher verified warning indicator currently governs.
Why this level applies
The issuer has entered a verified statutory insolvency process. Companies House records the company status as "administration" and one insolvency case is recorded against it. Checked on 10 October 2026. This is a monitoring position taken from official register sources. It does not establish an investor outcome and it is not advice.
Where verified indicators point to different levels, the highest applicable level normally governs, subject to documented review. This is intelligence, not investment, legal, tax or recovery advice.
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InteliCo
What the record shows now
Latest intelligenceVerified 10 October 2026
- Known corporate identity and classification
- The official company profile identifies the legal entity, its incorporation date, company type and recorded business classification.
- Business Agent Limited is registered under company number 08819159.
- The company type is recorded as ltd.
- The company was incorporated on 18 December 2013.
- The company has SIC code 73110.
- Administration and overdue filings
- The company is recorded as being in administration from 8 May 2025. Its accounts and confirmation statement are also marked overdue. Together, these records indicate material financial and reporting concerns, although they do not determine the eventual outcome.
- The Companies House company profile records the company status as administration.
- The Companies House insolvency record states that administration started on 8 May 2025.
- The Companies House profile records the accounts as overdue, with next accounts due on 30 September 2025.
- The confirmation statement is recorded as overdue, with next due date 5 April 2025.
- Reported product connection
- Editor-entered information links the issuer to the NextCrowd platform and describes the relevant product type as loan notes. This establishes the reported product connection but does not describe the notes' terms, security, priority or current repayment position.
- The editor-entered product name is NextCrowd platform; also issued its own loan notes.
- The editor-entered product type is loan notes.
The public record, in plain English
Each group carries its source and the date it was checked. Missing coverage is not treated as an all-clear.
Company profile
Verified 10 October 2026
- Company status
- Administration
- Company type
- Ltd
- Incorporated
- 18 December 2013
- Recorded activity codes
- 73110
- Latest accounts made up to
- 31 December 2023
- Next accounts recorded as due
- 30 September 2025
People and control
Verified 10 October 2026
- Officers on record
- 11 officer records held, covering current and former appointments.
- Persons with significant control
- 2 records of significant control.
Charges, insolvency and notices
Verified 10 October 2026
- Companies House filing history
- Companies House charges
- Companies House insolvency
- The Gazette, quoted company name search
- Filing events collected
- 79 filing events recorded since 1 January 2016.
- Charges registered
- 1 charge is registered against the company.
- Insolvency cases recorded
- 1 insolvency case is recorded against this company number.
- Gazette notices matched by name
- 1 notice matched the quoted company name. Name matches still require review.
Ownership and control
Checked 10 October 2026
These are the people or organisations recorded as having significant control. This is not a complete shareholder list. Control can arise from shares, voting rights or other rights. A director is not necessarily an owner.
Mr Sacha John Bright
Individual controller
- More than 25%, up to 50% of shares
- More than 25%, up to 50% of voting rights
Notified on 5 January 2023
Former controllers (1)
Mr Sacha John Bright
Individual controller
- More than 25%, up to 50% of shares
- More than 25%, up to 50% of voting rights
Notified on 6 April 2016
Control ceased on 5 January 2023
Alternative investment products
- NextCrowd platform; also issued its own loan notes
- Loan notes
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Questions about this issuer
Prepared on 17 October 2026. Check the linked sources for later changes.
Is Business Agent Limited (NextCrowd) in administration?
Yes. Business Agent Limited (08819159), which traded as NextCrowd and NextFin, has been in administration since 8 May 2025, according to Companies House and Gazette notice 4884813. The administration has been extended, with the notice filed on 12 April 2026.
Who are the administrators of Business Agent Limited?
The administrators of Business Agent Limited (08819159) are from Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP, appointed on 8 May 2025. Their contact details are on Gazette notice 4884813. When you get in touch, give the company name and number, the amount you invested and the date of your agreement. Check the official insolvency record and appointment notices for the practitioners and dates.
What did NextCrowd investors hold?
Business Agent Limited (08819159) issued its own loan notes and arranged investments through its NextCrowd website, including ISA and Innovative Finance ISA holdings, according to the FCA. Which company owes you depends on what you hold: a loan note issued by Business Agent Limited, or an investment in another company arranged through the platform. Check your paperwork for the company name and number.
Has the FSCS declared Business Agent Limited in default?
Yes. The FSCS declared Business Agent Limited (08819159) in default on 11 June 2026. The firm has been authorised by the FCA since 29 September 2015, firm reference 669880. The FSCS decides whether any individual claim is covered. Claims can be made directly to the FSCS, free of charge.
What happens to my investment with Business Agent Limited?
If you are an investor or creditor of Business Agent Limited (08819159), your position will be dealt with as part of the administration. The administrators manage the company's affairs, assets and creditor claims. What an investor receives depends on the assets available, the claims made and the order in which claims are paid. The public record does not show what any individual investor will receive.
How can I keep track of the NextCrowd administration?
The administrators of Business Agent Limited (08819159) report to creditors during the administration. You can check the Companies House filing history and The Gazette for reports and formal notices. The timing of future updates cannot be predicted from the public record. Register free to add an investment and review the monitoring and report options for its issuer. The published annual prices per issuer are Basic £0, Insight £245, Premium £995 and Intelligent Connections £1,995. Registration shows which plans are available for your issuer.
Limitations
- The supplied administration records do not state the likely duration or outcome of the process, the value available to creditors, or the amount investors may recover.
- The product information is editor-entered and does not provide the loan notes' contractual terms, security arrangements, creditor ranking, balances or repayment status.
- The overdue filing records show that required information had not been filed by the stated dates, but they do not by themselves explain the company's financial position or the reasons for the delays.
- HM Land Registry was not checked for this page. Do not infer that no property exists.
- Personal bankruptcy and individual voluntary arrangements were not checked. Do not infer an all-clear.
- Missed interest or redemption payments cannot be inferred without direct evidence from investors, the issuer, a trustee or an administrator.
- The UK sanctions list, the Solicitors Regulation Authority register and the disqualified directors register were not checked for this page. Do not infer an all-clear.
- The statutory accounts document was not read for this page. Do not read its absence as an all-clear.
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