ACTIVE GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03830260 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-23
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (79/100)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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-01-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 1999-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE GROUP LIMITED
- 1999-08-23➕LEWIS, Susan Caroline appointedsecretary
- 1999-08-23➕LEWIS, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 1999-08-23➕LEWIS, Susan Caroline appointeddirector
- 1999-08-23➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-08-23➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-08-23➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-08-23➖LONDON LAW SERVICES 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
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 |
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Mr Matthew James Lewis Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Susan Caroline Lewis Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56 | 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.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
160 Fernhead Road
London
W9 3EL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
LEWIS, Susan Caroline→
Activesecretary · appointed 1999-08-23
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LEWIS, Matthew James→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 1999-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEWIS, Susan Caroline→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 1999-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-23 · resigned 1999-08-23
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-08-23 · resigned 1999-08-23
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Recent filings (69 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-22
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-08