ACTIVE NETWORK DESIGN LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 capital
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2004-12-02➖THOMAS, Deanna resigneddirector
- 2003-09-01➕THOMAS, Deanna appointeddirector
- 2000-08-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE NETWORK DESIGN LIMITED
- 2000-08-04➕THOMAS, Deanna appointedsecretary
- 2000-08-04➕THOMAS, Nicholas Daniel appointeddirector
- 2000-08-04➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-08-04➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-08-04➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-08-04➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Daniel Thomas Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
Mrs Deanna Thomas Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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