ACTIVEWISE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02017874 · ltd · incorporated 1986-05-08
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-55.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Physical well-being activities
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £54,968
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 8.4% YoY
Net Worth
-£55k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£55k-£43k-£30k-£18k-£5k£7kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-55.0k£-55.4k
Current assets£7.3k£5.5k
Cash£2.4k£2.7k
Debtors£3.0k£102
Net assets£-55.0k£-55.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2025-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-17
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  7. 2022-08-30
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  8. 2022-06-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-25
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2020-03-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2019-12-24
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2019-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-28
    THOMPSON, Elizabeth Joyce resigned
    secretary
  16. 2019-04-20
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2019-03-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2018-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2008-08-15
    THOMPSON, Eric William resigned
    director
  20. 2000-03-31
    THOMPSON, Nicholas Toby appointed
    director
  21. 2000-03-31
    THOMPSON, Elizabeth Joyce resigned
    director
  22. 1986-05-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVEWISE LIMITED

Owner dependency

85/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Toby Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
75100%
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
Incorporated1986-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96040 — Physical well-being activities

Registered office

Parc Arthur House Ruthin Road
Gwernymynydd
Mold
Clwyd
CH7 5LQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-31

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

THOMPSON, Nicholas Toby
director · ~54y · appointed 2000-03-31
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Active
THOMPSON, Elizabeth Joyce
secretary · resigned 2019-11-28
Resigned
THOMPSON, Elizabeth Joyce
director · ~97y · resigned 2000-03-31
Resigned
THOMPSON, Eric William
director · ~96y · resigned 2008-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2022-10-17
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2022-08-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29