ACTIVE LOCKSMITHS LIMITED
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Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Current assets | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
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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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
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- 2022-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-04-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-03-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE LOCKSMITHS LIMITED
- 2006-03-21➕LAMBTON, Mandy, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-21➕ROWE, Keith Antony appointeddirector
- 2006-03-21➕SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-21➖SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-21➕SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-03-21➖SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Keith Antony Rowe Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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