ACTIVATOR METHODS INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05989975 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-06
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 87). 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
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 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-11-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-08-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-01➖TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-11-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVATOR METHODS INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED
- 2006-11-06➕FUHR, Arlan William, Dr appointeddirector
- 2006-11-06➕TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
100/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Judith Fuhr Individual · American · DOB 09/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Dr Arlan William Fuhr Individual · American · DOB 09/1939 · age 87 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Third Floor
20 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7AN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
FUHR, Arlan William, Dr→
Activedirector · ~87y · appointed 2006-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-06 · resigned 2016-04-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-02