ACTIVE TRADER LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £117.8k | £90.6k |
| Current assets | £150.1k | £77.1k |
| Cash | £13.5k | — |
| Debtors | £136.6k | — |
| Net assets | £117.8k | £90.6k |
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.
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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2003-08-27➕DHALIWAL, Navneet Kaur appointeddirector
- 2003-07-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE TRADER LIMITED
- 2003-07-21➕DHALIWAL, Pardip Singh appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-21➕DHALIWAL, Pardip Singh appointeddirector
- 2003-07-21➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-07-21➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-07-21➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-07-21➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Pardip Singh Dhaliwal Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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