ACTIVE INTELLIGENCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05614409 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-07
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-302024-12-30
Average employees1—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
10
filings
  • • 4 address
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2026-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2026-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2026-01-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2025-06-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2025-05-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2025-05-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2025-04-29
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  15. 2025-04-29
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  16. 2025-02-19
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    SAM, Stephen Wilbert resigned
    secretary
  17. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2025-02-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2024-09-17
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  20. 2024-09-12
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  21. 2024-09-12
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  22. 2024-07-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  23. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-12-01
    ➖
    SHEPPARD, Timothy resigned
    director
  25. 2016-10-21
    ➖
    AZIH, Godwin Ezeadigo resigned
    director
  26. 2013-11-12
    ➕
    MUNROE, Gary Milton appointed
    director
  27. 2013-11-12
    ➖
    MUNROE, Gary Milton resigned
    secretary
  28. 2013-11-12
    ➕
    SAM, Stephen Wilbert appointed
    secretary
  29. 2013-04-25
    ➕
    AZIH, Godwin Ezeadigo appointed
    director
  30. 2013-04-25
    ➖
    ACTIVE INTELLIGENCE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  31. 2011-11-21
    ➕
    SHEPPARD, Timothy appointed
    director
  32. 2011-08-27
    ➖
    JACOBS, Karen Marcia resigned
    director
  33. 2011-01-04
    ➕
    ACTIVE INTELLIGENCE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 2005-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE INTELLIGENCE LIMITED
  35. 2005-11-07
    ➕
    MUNROE, Gary Milton appointed
    secretary
  36. 2005-11-07
    ➕
    JACOBS, Karen Marcia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Milton Munroe
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

8 Summerfield Close
Baildon
Shipley
BD17 5BY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MUNROE, Gary Milton→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUNROE, Gary Milton→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-07 · resigned 2013-11-12
Resigned
SAM, Stephen Wilbert→
secretary · appointed 2013-11-12 · resigned 2025-02-19
Resigned
AZIH, Godwin Ezeadigo→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-04-25 · resigned 2016-10-21
Resigned
JACOBS, Karen Marcia→
director · ~45y · appointed 2005-11-07 · resigned 2011-08-27
Resigned
SHEPPARD, Timothy→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-11-21 · resigned 2021-12-01
Resigned
ACTIVE INTELLIGENCE LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2011-01-04 · resigned 2013-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29