ACTIVE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03630066 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-11
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£120.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £120,060
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,030 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£120k
↓ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£162k
↑ 3.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£32k£65k£97k£129k£162kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£121.5k£127.6k
Current assets£161.6k£155.5k
Net assets£120.1k£126.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-02-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-02-02
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2019-02-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-02-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-02-01
    ➕
    ALLEN, Richard John, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  17. 2019-01-31
    ➖
    ALLEN, David Andrew resigned
    secretary
  18. 2019-01-31
    ➖
    ALLEN, David Andrew resigned
    director
  19. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2006-01-01
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Alison Jane appointed
    director
  21. 1998-09-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  22. 1998-09-11
    ➕
    ALLEN, Richard John appointed
    director
  23. 1998-09-11
    ➕
    ALLEN, David Andrew appointed
    secretary
  24. 1998-09-11
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1998-09-11
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1998-09-11
    ➕
    ALLEN, David Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 1998-09-11
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1998-09-11
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 Richard John Allen
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
25–50%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Andrew Allenceased 31/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated1998-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Hr Hub 23 Lynmouth Close
Glenfield
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE3 8RW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ALLEN, Richard John, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2019-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEN, Richard John→
director · ~66y · appointed 1998-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLETCHER, Alison Jane→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEN, David Andrew→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-11 · resigned 2019-01-31
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-09-11 · resigned 1998-09-11
Resigned
ALLEN, David Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 1998-09-11 · resigned 2019-01-31
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-09-11 · resigned 1998-09-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-26