ACTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03725521 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees141100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-22
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-04-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-06-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2017-05-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2000-08-31
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    KIRK, Roger Harvey appointed
    secretary
  18. 2000-08-31
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    VARLEY, Stephen Phillip resigned
    secretary
  19. 2000-08-31
    ➖
    VARLEY, Stephen Phillip resigned
    director
  20. 1999-12-15
    ➖
    CHEETHAM, Stephen resigned
    director
  21. 1999-10-01
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    KIRK, Roger Harvey appointed
    director
  22. 1999-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED
  23. 1999-03-03
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    GOUNDRY, Anthony Keith appointed
    director
  24. 1999-03-03
    ➕
    VARLEY, Stephen Phillip appointed
    secretary
  25. 1999-03-03
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-03-03
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-03-03
    ➕
    CHEETHAM, Stephen appointed
    director
  28. 1999-03-03
    ➕
    VARLEY, Stephen Phillip appointed
    director
  29. 1999-03-03
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1999-03-03
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-06-22: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Keith Goundry
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Roger Harvey Kirk
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated1999-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

Synergy House 7 Acorn Business Park
Commercial Gate
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 1EX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

KIRK, Roger Harvey→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOUNDRY, Anthony Keith→
director · ~55y · appointed 1999-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIRK, Roger Harvey→
director · ~55y · appointed 1999-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VARLEY, Stephen Phillip→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-03 · resigned 2000-08-31
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-03 · resigned 1999-03-03
Resigned
CHEETHAM, Stephen→
director · ~68y · appointed 1999-03-03 · resigned 1999-12-15
Resigned
VARLEY, Stephen Phillip→
director · ~55y · appointed 1999-03-03 · resigned 2000-08-31
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-03-03 · resigned 1999-03-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-30