ACTIVE PROFILE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05192225 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 21.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1400 | 2000 |
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
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-15➖FOX, Natalie Ann resigneddirector
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29➖HUGHES, Nicola Jane resigneddirector
- 2023-03-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-05-03➖SPRAGG, Joanne Marie resigneddirector
- 2017-11-01➕FOX, Natalie Ann appointeddirector
- 2017-11-01➕HUGHES, Nicola Jane appointeddirector
- 2017-11-01➕SPRAGG, Joanne Marie appointeddirector
- 2006-05-26➖HEYES, Mark Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2006-05-24➕HEYES, Jane Valerie appointedsecretary
- 2005-05-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2004-07-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE PROFILE LIMITED
- 2004-07-28➕KIRBY, Anna Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2004-07-28➕HEYES, Mark Thomas appointedsecretary
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 22 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Anna Kirby Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 28/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Matthew Kirbyceased 07/11/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ADAPRO TALENT PARTNERS LTD→ 17041983 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADAPTEGY LTD→ 15023292 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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
Incorporated2004-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities
Registered office
Bartle House, Oxford Court, Manchester,
Oxford Court
Manchester
M2 3WQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
HEYES, Jane Valerie→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KIRBY, Anna Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2004-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEYES, Mark Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-07-28 · resigned 2006-05-26
FOX, Natalie Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2017-11-01 · resigned 2025-02-15
HUGHES, Nicola Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-11-01 · resigned 2023-03-29
SPRAGG, Joanne Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-11-01 · resigned 2018-05-03
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/07/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 20/05/2005 | 30/07/2025 |
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Recent filings (83 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-08