ADDACTIVE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05891444 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-31

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

63120Web portals
79909Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	20	2100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-04-26
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-12
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-12-06
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capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2022-12-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-08-05
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-08-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-26
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FRASER, Raoul Alastair Joseph appointed
director
2021-07-21
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2018-12-20
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CHETWODE, Alexander appointed
director
2006-07-31
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Company incorporated
As ADDACTIVE LIMITED
2006-07-31
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SMITH, Hannah Kate appointed
secretary
2006-07-31
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SMITH, Hannah Kate appointed
director
2006-07-31
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SMITH, Martin appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Martin Smith Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	31/07/2016
Hannah Kate Smith Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	31/07/2016

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

Incorporated2006-07-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Bank House Southwick Square

Southwick

Brighton

West Sussex

BN42 4FN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last: 2026-04-16