ACTIVE DOCUMENTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
04138057 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-09
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
65 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Average employees100200

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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-16
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    CONWAY, Ronald Stephen resigned
    director
  7. 2022-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-02-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-02-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-02-05
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2018-02-01
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    CONWAY, Ronald Stephen appointed
    director
  19. 2001-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE DOCUMENTS LTD
  20. 2001-01-09
    ➕
    WALL, Clive Edward John appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-01-09
    ➕
    WALL, Clive Edward John appointed
    director
  22. 2001-01-09
    ➕
    WALL, Helen Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Clive Edward John Wall
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

4 Manor Road
Hartlepool
TS26 0EH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

WALL, Clive Edward John→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-09
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Active
WALL, Clive Edward John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-01-09
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Active
WALL, Helen Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-01-09
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Active
CONWAY, Ronald Stephen→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-02-01 · resigned 2023-09-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-04