ACTIVENET DATA SOLUTIONS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
03928801 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-18
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
£39.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Computer facilities management activities
Sector: Information & communication
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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £39,156

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£43k
Net Worth
£39k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£31k£41k£51kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£39.2k£35.0k
Current assets£51.1k£41.8k
Cash£43.2k—
Debtors£6.8k—
Net assets£39.2k£35.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-14
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  3. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-18
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  10. 2018-11-27
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  11. 2017-11-15
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  12. 2016-10-12
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-11-10
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-02-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-09-30
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    TURNBULL, John Anthony resigned
    director
  17. 2009-11-01
    ➕
    CROSS, Derek appointed
    director
  18. 2009-11-01
    ➕
    WEATHERLY, Jeremy appointed
    director
  19. 2009-10-23
    ➖
    LASCELLES, Peter Alan resigned
    secretary
  20. 2009-10-23
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    LASCELLES, Peter Alan resigned
    director
  21. 2000-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVENET DATA SOLUTIONS LTD.
  22. 2000-02-18
    ➕
    LASCELLES, Peter Alan appointed
    secretary
  23. 2000-02-18
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-02-18
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-02-18
    ➕
    LASCELLES, Peter Alan appointed
    director
  26. 2000-02-18
    ➕
    TURNBULL, John Anthony appointed
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Derek James Cross
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016
Mr Jeremy Weatherly
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2000-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62030 — Computer facilities management activities

Registered office

Danica Tcl Wayland House
High Street
Watton
Norfolk
IP25 6AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CROSS, Derek→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEATHERLY, Jeremy→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LASCELLES, Peter Alan→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-18 · resigned 2009-10-23
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-02-18 · resigned 2000-02-18
Resigned
LASCELLES, Peter Alan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-02-18 · resigned 2009-10-23
Resigned
TURNBULL, John Anthony→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-02-18 · resigned 2013-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-03