ACTIVE MOBILITY VEHICLES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03286373 · ltd · incorporated 1996-12-02
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 14.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£142.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47749
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.1y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £142,578
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,186 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£143k
↓ 2.9% YoY
Current Assets
£342k
↑ 6.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £195.9k | £175.0k |
| Current assets | £341.8k | £321.7k |
| Debtors | £123.0k | £90.1k |
| Net assets | £142.6k | £146.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-05📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-04📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2019-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-11-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2012-12-13➕BARTLETT, P.W. appointeddirector
- 2012-12-13➖KNIGHT, Samantha Louise resigneddirector
- 2012-05-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited
- 2011-07-22➕KNIGHT, Samantha Louise appointeddirector
- 2011-07-20➖BARTLETT, Philip Wayne resignedsecretary
- 2011-07-20➖BARTLETT, Philip Wayne resigneddirector
- 2000-05-06➖BARTLETT, Philippa Elizabeth Louise resignedsecretary
- 2000-04-26➕BARTLETT, Philip Wayne appointedsecretary
- 1996-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE MOBILITY VEHICLES LIMITED
- 1996-12-02➕BINNIE, Richard Guy appointeddirector
- 1996-12-02➕BARTLETT, Philippa Elizabeth Louise appointedsecretary
- 1996-12-02➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-12-02➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-12-02➕BARTLETT, Philip Wayne appointeddirector
- 1996-12-02➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-12-02➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Guy Binnie Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Phillip Wayne Bartlett Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47749 — SIC 47749
Registered office
117 Radipole Lane
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 9SS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
BARTLETT, P.W.→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BINNIE, Richard Guy→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1996-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARTLETT, Philip Wayne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-04-26 · resigned 2011-07-20
BARTLETT, Philippa Elizabeth Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-12-02 · resigned 2000-05-06
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-12-02 · resigned 1996-12-02
BARTLETT, Philip Wayne→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 1996-12-02 · resigned 2011-07-20
KNIGHT, Samantha Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2011-07-22 · resigned 2012-12-13
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-12-02 · resigned 1996-12-02
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/11/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Specsavers Optical Superstores Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 25/05/2012 | 01/06/2018 |
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Recent filings (101 total)
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2023-09-27
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2022-09-28
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