AKTIV DESIGN (MARBLE AND GRANITE) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04777086 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 22.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.8y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
61 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 | 1200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-03-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-03-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-03-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Aktiv Directors Pension Scheme
- 2019-03-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-03-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2015-12-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Aktiv Directors Pension Scheme
- 2015-06-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2005-11-11➕GABBETT, Liam Francis appointeddirector
- 2003-07-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited T/a Alex Lawrie Factors
- 2003-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AKTIV DESIGN (MARBLE AND GRANITE) LIMITED
- 2003-05-27➕CUFF, Amanda appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-27➕CUFF, Ricky appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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 ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ricky Cuff Individual · English · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/05/2016 |
Mrs Amanda Cuff Individual · English · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A V MATRIX LTD→ 04759370 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| A1 CONCRETE (HARROGATE) LTD→ 10976534 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ABF EUROPE LIMITED→ 03998389 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ABG DESIGN LIMITED→ 07693916 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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| APOLLO CREATIVE LTD→ 07169032 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| AQUA FIRE LTD→ 07596162 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC23990 — SIC 23990
Registered office
Unit 6,Follifoot Ridge
Business Park Pannal Road
Harrogate
HG3 1DP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
GABBETT, Liam Francis→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2005-11-11
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Aktiv Directors Pension Scheme | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/03/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Aktiv Directors Pension Scheme | A registered charge | — | 19/12/2015 | 19/03/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited T/a Alex Lawrie Factors | All assets debenture | 1 property | 24/07/2003 | 19/03/2019 |
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Recent filings (61 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-03-19