ACTIVE PATHWAYS LIMITED
📈Growthactive
04903455 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-18
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£6.67M
year to May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hospital activities
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 87100Residential nursing care activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (70/100).
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Refinance opportunity
23 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 22.3y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
23 charges (23/23 with lender, 23/23 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
132 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £388,234
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 24% YoY
Turnover YoY
+24%
Year on year
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6.67M | £5.37M |
| Gross profit | £2.80M | £2.19M |
| Operating profit | — | £525.2k |
| Profit before tax | £388.2k | £57.0k |
| Average employees | 11200 | 10400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-09🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2026-01-09🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2025-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-12🔒Charge registered #23Lender: Metro Bank PLC
- 2025-12-12🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Metro Bank PLC
- 2025-10-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-22➖COOMBES, Vadivambikai resigneddirector
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-16🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2024-05-16🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2024-05-16🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2024-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-02-26🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Triodos Bank UK Limited
- 2021-02-26🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Triodos Bank UK Limited
- 2019-08-22🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2019-08-01🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2019-07-25🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2019-07-25🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2019-07-25🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2018-11-28🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2018-11-28🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2018-07-30🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2014-05-30➖COOMBES, Haley Francis resignedsecretary
- 2014-05-30➖COOMBES, Edward Mark resigneddirector
- 2013-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2013-05-25🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2013-05-25🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2013-05-25🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2013-05-25🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2013-05-25🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2011-07-19🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2011-06-20🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2011-06-20🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2011-06-20🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Santander UK PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 76 events
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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.
Group structure
Active Pathways Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Active Pathways Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ACTIVE PATHWAYS LIMITED
This company · 04903455
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Pathways Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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 IBRAHIM HEALTHCARE LIMITED→ 14587696 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACCOMPLISHED CARE PVT LTD→ 16405142 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACTIVE PATHWAYS GROUP LTD→ 16144857 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACTIVLIVING PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD→ 15038282 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADAM MEDICAL LIMITED→ 07177761 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ADAPTABILITY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES LTD→ 16503021 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADE MEDICALS LTD→ 14474821 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ADEB MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 11276082 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADHD INSPIRED LIMITED→ 11835421 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ADHD LANCASHIRE LTD→ 14838242 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADHD YOUR WAY LTD→ 16669064 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADM MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 09125753 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86101 — Hospital activities
Registered office
Strawberry Fields Hub
Euxton Lane
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 1PS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
COOMBES, Sydney→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2003-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOMBES, Haley Francis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-18 · resigned 2014-05-30
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-18 · resigned 2003-09-18
COOMBES, Edward Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2007-12-03 · resigned 2014-05-30
COOMBES, Vadivambikai→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2009-11-13 · resigned 2024-12-22
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-18 · resigned 2003-09-18
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
23
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:23 of 23 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/12/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Triodos Bank UK Triodos Bank UK Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/02/2021 | 09/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Triodos Bank UK Triodos Bank UK Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/02/2021 | 09/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/07/2019 | 16/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/07/2019 | 16/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/07/2019 | 16/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 19/07/2011 | 28/11/2018 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 20/06/2011 | 28/11/2018 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 20/06/2011 | 01/08/2019 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 20/06/2011 | 30/07/2018 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 20/06/2011 | 22/08/2019 | |
| satisfied | The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/10/2010 | 25/05/2013 | |
| satisfied | The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland | Assignment of life policies | 1 property | 27/10/2010 | 06/06/2013 | |
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Charge on deposit | 1 property | 23/02/2007 | 08/02/2011 | |
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/02/2007 | 25/05/2013 | |
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/02/2007 | 25/05/2013 | |
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/02/2007 | 25/05/2013 | |
| satisfied | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Debenture | 1 property | 23/02/2007 | 25/05/2013 | |
| satisfied | Santander Abbey National PLC | Legal and general charge | 1 property | 18/11/2005 | 16/07/2009 | |
| satisfied | Santander Abbey National PLC | Legal and general charge | 1 property | 03/11/2005 | 16/07/2009 | |
| satisfied | Santander Abbey National PLC | Legal and general charge | 1 property | 03/11/2005 | 16/07/2009 | |
| satisfied | Citibank International Citibank International PLC | Debenture | 2 properties | 23/02/2004 | 22/02/2007 |
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Recent filings (132 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-30