ACTIVATE IMPACT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03859545 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-15
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-03-27
    ➕
    ROSS, Ian David appointed
    director
  8. 2025-03-27
    ➖
    BERNARD, Anthony Richard resigned
    secretary
  9. 2025-03-27
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2025-03-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-12-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-05-02
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2022-07-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2002-10-15
    ➖
    ALDWYCH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2001-10-01
    ➕
    BERNARD, Anthony Richard appointed
    secretary
  22. 1999-10-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVATE IMPACT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  23. 1999-10-15
    ➕
    MUGGERIDGE, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    director
  24. 1999-10-15
    ➕
    ALDWYCH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 1999-10-15
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-10-15
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-10-15
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1999-10-15
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Elizabeth Anne Muggeridge
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/06/2016

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
Incorporated1999-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

3a Market Place
Woodstock
Oxfordshire
OX20 1SY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MUGGERIDGE, Elizabeth Anne→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSS, Ian David→
director · ~78y · appointed 2025-03-27
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Active
BERNARD, Anthony Richard→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2025-03-27
Resigned
ALDWYCH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-10-15 · resigned 2002-10-15
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-15 · resigned 1999-10-15
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-15 · resigned 1999-10-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02