ACTIVESTONE LTD.

💤Zombieactive
06220270 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (77/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-02-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-04-01
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    SHERRIS, Tracy resigned
    secretary
  17. 2007-04-20
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  18. 2007-04-20
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  19. 2007-04-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVESTONE LTD.
  20. 2007-04-19
    ➕
    BOARD, John Richard appointed
    director
  21. 2007-04-19
    ➕
    SHERRIS, Tracy appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-04-19
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-04-19
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Richard Board
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—sig. influence75-100% shares · significant influence · firm interest19/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

162 Botany Road
Broadstairs
CT10 3SE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BOARD, John Richard→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHERRIS, Tracy→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-19 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-19 · resigned 2007-04-20
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-19 · resigned 2007-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-24