AKTIVA SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02246423 · ltd · incorporated 1988-04-20
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 35.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£65.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27400
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 35.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £65,874
Net assets shrinking
Down £182,756 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£66k
↓ 74% YoY
Current Assets
£254k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£82k£164k£246k£328k£410kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£71.2k£264.3k
Current assets£253.6k£410.3k
Net assets£65.9k£248.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-10-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2002-09-30
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    HERBERT, John Jeremy Foley resigned
    director
  17. 2001-04-05
    ➕
    ING, Victoria Joanna appointed
    secretary
  18. 2001-04-05
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Linsay Anne resigned
    secretary
  19. 2001-04-05
    ➖
    HERBERT, Graham George resigned
    director
  20. 1996-09-17
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    ING, Victoria Joanna appointed
    director
  21. 1996-09-13
    ➕
    ING, Dennis George appointed
    director
  22. 1996-09-13
    ➖
    HERBERT, Graham George resigned
    secretary
  23. 1996-09-13
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Linsay Anne appointed
    secretary
  24. 1995-07-31
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    CHRISTIAN, Peter resigned
    director
  25. 1991-11-11
    ➕
    CHRISTIAN, Peter appointed
    director
  26. 1990-08-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  27. 1988-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AKTIVA SYSTEMS LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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 Dennis George Ing
Individual · British · DOB 11/1942 · age 84
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1988-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27400 — SIC 27400

Registered office

1a Kille House
Chinnor Road
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 3NU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

ING, Victoria Joanna→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-05
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Active
ING, Dennis George→
director · ~84y · appointed 1996-09-13
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Active
ING, Victoria Joanna→
director · ~76y · appointed 1996-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HERBERT, Graham George→
secretary · resigned 1996-09-13
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Linsay Anne→
secretary · appointed 1996-09-13 · resigned 2001-04-05
Resigned
CHRISTIAN, Peter→
director · ~68y · appointed 1991-11-11 · resigned 1995-07-31
Resigned
HERBERT, Graham George→
director · ~81y · resigned 2001-04-05
Resigned
HERBERT, John Jeremy Foley→
director · ~89y · resigned 2002-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property15/08/1990—
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Recent filings (102 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-29