ACTIVE EDGE (NUTRITION) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05585268 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-06
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.17M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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
1 live charge · oldest 15.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,169,200
Cash YoY
+14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£844k
↑ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 8.9% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 10.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.17M | £1.07M |
| Current assets | £1.28M | £1.17M |
| Cash | £844.0k | £738.1k |
| Debtors | £194.6k | £172.7k |
| Net assets | £1.17M | £1.07M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-09-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-06📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2011-02-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Hounslow
- 2005-10-18➕CAREY, Penelope Jane appointedsecretary
- 2005-10-18➕CAREY, John Philip appointeddirector
- 2005-10-18➖@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-10-18➖@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE EDGE (NUTRITION) LIMITED
- 2005-10-06➕@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-10-06➕@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Philip Carey Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47210 — Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores
Registered office
2nd Floor Stanley House
London Road
Hook
Hampshire
RG27 9GA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
CAREY, Penelope Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAREY, John Philip→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2005-10-18
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-06 · resigned 2005-10-18
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-10-06 · resigned 2005-10-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Hounslow | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 18/02/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (66 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-09-21