ACTIV POWER AND SAIL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04692023 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-10
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£19.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50100
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.9y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,869

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£20k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£748
↓ 92% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£15.5k£15.3k
Current assets£748£9.7k
Net assets£19.9k£19.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-09-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-02-26
    ➖
    HATTON, Ernest Albert resigned
    secretary
  8. 2025-02-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-02-26
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2025-02-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-05-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-03-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    GIBSON, Robert, Mr. appointed
    director
  21. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    LIVESEY, Matthew John appointed
    director
  22. 2016-02-01
    ➖
    JENKINS, Paul Barry resigned
    director
  23. 2016-02-01
    ➖
    PICKESS, Simon resigned
    director
  24. 2010-12-31
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  25. 2010-12-31
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2010-12-31
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    PICKESS, Simon appointed
    director
  28. 2006-12-21
    🔒
    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Capital Bank PLC
  29. 2006-06-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
  30. 2006-03-01
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Capital Bank PLC
  31. 2005-06-28
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Capital Bank PLC
  32. 2005-04-30
    ➕
    HATTON, Ernest Albert appointed
    secretary
  33. 2005-04-30
    ➖
    JENKINS, Tabetha Jane resigned
    secretary
  34. 2005-04-11
    ➖
    O'BRIEN, Dermot John resigned
    director
  35. 2003-03-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIV POWER AND SAIL LIMITED
  36. 2003-03-10
    ➕
    JENKINS, Tabetha Jane appointed
    secretary
  37. 2003-03-10
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2003-03-10
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2003-03-10
    ➕
    JENKINS, Paul Barry appointed
    director
  40. 2003-03-10
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Dermot John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Robert Gibson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC50100 — SIC 50100

Registered office

17 St. Helens Road
Sandford
Wareham
BH20 7AX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

GIBSON, Robert, Mr.→
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIVESEY, Matthew John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-02-01
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Active
HATTON, Ernest Albert→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-30 · resigned 2025-02-26
Resigned
JENKINS, Tabetha Jane→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-10 · resigned 2005-04-30
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-10 · resigned 2003-03-10
Resigned
JENKINS, Paul Barry→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-03-10 · resigned 2016-02-01
Resigned
O'BRIEN, Dermot John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-03-10 · resigned 2005-04-11
Resigned
PICKESS, Simon→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2016-02-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Capital Bank
Capital Bank PLC
Deed of mortgage1 property21/12/2006—
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Marine mortgage1 property13/06/200631/12/2010
satisfied
Capital Bank
Capital Bank PLC
Deed of mortgage1 property01/03/200631/12/2010
satisfied
Capital Bank
Capital Bank PLC
Deed of mortgage1 property28/06/200531/12/2010
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Recent filings (80 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-13