ACTIVE APPAREL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06260851 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-29
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£20.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
68 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £20,237
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£20k
Current Assets
£311k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-29 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £20.2k |
| Current assets | £311.1k |
| Net assets | £20.2k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2018-03-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-03-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-03-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-03-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rowanmoor Trustees Limited, Colin Vincent Wright and Amelia Anne Wright
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-05-25➕WRIGHT, Amelia Anne appointedsecretary
- 2017-05-25➕WRIGHT, Amelia Anne appointeddirector
- 2017-05-25➕WRIGHT, Colin Vincent appointeddirector
- 2017-05-25➖JONES, Stephanie resignedsecretary
- 2017-05-25➖JONES, Matthew resigneddirector
- 2017-05-25➖JONES, Stephanie resigneddirector
- 2007-08-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE APPAREL LIMITED
- 2007-05-29➕JONES, Stephanie appointedsecretary
- 2007-05-29➕JONES, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2007-05-29➕JONES, Stephanie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Young Ideas Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Young Ideas Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ACTIVE APPAREL LIMITED
This company · 06260851
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Young Ideas Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 25/05/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Matthew Jonesceased 25/05/2017· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Stephanie Jonesceased 25/05/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
10 St. John Street
Ashbourne
Derbyshire
DE6 1GH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last made up to: 2025-01-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
WRIGHT, Amelia Anne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-05-25
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WRIGHT, Amelia Anne→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-05-25
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WRIGHT, Colin Vincent→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-05-25
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JONES, Stephanie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-05-29 · resigned 2017-05-25
JONES, Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2007-05-29 · resigned 2017-05-25
JONES, Stephanie→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2007-05-29 · resigned 2017-05-25
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Rowanmoor Trustees , Colin Vincent Wright and Amelia Anne Wright Rowanmoor Trustees Limited, Colin Vincent Wright and Amelia Anne Wright | A registered charge | — | 02/03/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 13/08/2007 | 05/03/2018 |
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Recent filings (68 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-02