ACTIVE FOUNDATION
⚰️Wound downdissolved
03176485 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-03-22
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
56/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 56/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
no address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
75
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2015-02-24📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2015-02-24🏁Company dissolved
- 2014-11-11📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2014-10-30📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2014-09-25📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2014-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-07-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2014-07-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2014-07-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2014-07-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2014-07-08📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2014-07-01➕ORTON, Sarah appointedsecretary
- 2014-07-01➕ORTON, Nicholas Simon Piers appointeddirector
- 2014-06-30➖BADDELEY, Robert Arthur resignedsecretary
- 2014-06-30➖BADDELEY, Ann resigneddirector
- 2014-06-27📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2014-05-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2014-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-05-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2013-03-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2013-02-28➖GOODWIN, Neil Owen resignedsecretary
- 2012-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-05-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2011-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-04-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-dateannual-return · AR01
- 2010-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-05-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-dateannual-return · AR01
- 2010-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-03-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2010-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 1999-05-24➖GOODWIN, Neil Owen resignedsecretary
- 1999-05-22➕GOODWIN, Neil Owen appointedsecretary
- 1996-08-01➕GOODWIN, Neil Owen appointedsecretary
- 1996-03-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE FOUNDATION
- 1996-03-22➕BADDELEY, Robert Arthur appointedsecretary
- 1996-03-22➕BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointednominee-secretary
- 1996-03-22➖BREWER, Kevin, Dr resignednominee-secretary
- 1996-03-22➕BADDELEY, Ann appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2015-02-24
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| 0'SULLIVAN INDUSTRIES, INC.→ FC019109 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| 00066440 LIMITED→ 00066440 · est 1900 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 125y | — | — |
| 00227617 LIMITED→ 00227617 · est 1928 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 98y | — | — |
| 00444134 LIMITED→ 00444134 · est 1947 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 78y | — | — |
| 00593475 LIMITED→ 00593475 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 00640302 LIMITED→ 00640302 · est 1959 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 66y | — | — |
| 00664864 LIMITED→ 00664864 · est 1960 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 65y | — | — |
| 00709287 LIMITED→ 00709287 · est 1961 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 64y | — | — |
| 00722745 LIMITED→ 00722745 · est 1962 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 63y | — | — |
| 00786035 LIMITED→ 00786035 · est 1963 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 62y | — | — |
| 009 SOCIETY EVENTS LIMITED→ 14717887 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 00913735 LIMITED→ 00913735 · est 1967 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 58y | — | — |
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Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1996-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Registered office
Suite 605, Holly Court
Holly Farm Business Park
Honiley, Kenilworth
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2014-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 5 resigned)
Active
ORTON, Nicholas Simon Piers→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-07-01
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BADDELEY, Robert Arthur→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-03-22 · resigned 2014-06-30
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1996-03-22 · resigned 1996-03-22
GOODWIN, Neil Owen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-05-22 · resigned 2013-02-28
GOODWIN, Neil Owen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-08-01 · resigned 1999-05-24
BADDELEY, Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1996-03-22 · resigned 2014-06-30
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Recent filings (57 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-02-24
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-11-11
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-10-30
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2014-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2014-07-24
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2014-07-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2014-07-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2014-07-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-07-24
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-07-08
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-06-27
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2014-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-08-15
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2013-05-01