ACTIVE ASSETS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06348403 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees300300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-24
    BAROUKH, Frank resigned
    director
  4. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-08-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-07-07
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-12
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2016-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-05-05
    BAROUKH, Benjamin appointed
    director
  18. 2007-08-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE ASSETS LIMITED
  19. 2007-08-21
    BAROUKH, Leon Michael appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-08-21
    BAROUKH, Leon Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2007-08-21
    BAROUKH, Frank appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Daniella Baroukh
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/08/2016
Mr Leon Michael Baroukh
Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Benjamin Baroukh
Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

10 Somerset Square
London
W14 8EE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BAROUKH, Leon Michael
secretary · appointed 2007-08-21
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Active
BAROUKH, Benjamin
director · ~43y · appointed 2010-05-05
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Active
BAROUKH, Leon Michael
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-08-21
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Active
BAROUKH, Frank
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-08-21 · resigned 2025-11-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-02