ACTIVE SUPPORT SERVICE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06559104 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-08
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-03-31

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
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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-04-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-04-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-03-28
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    WINSON, Tammy resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-03-28
    ➖
    WINSON, Tammy resigned
    director
  9. 2023-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-05-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-12-20
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    COYNE, Mandy appointed
    director
  19. 2016-07-01
    ➕
    COYNE, Christopher appointed
    director
  20. 2016-07-01
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    COYNE, Mandy resigned
    director
  21. 2008-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE SUPPORT SERVICE LIMITED
  22. 2008-04-08
    ➕
    WINSON, Tammy appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-04-08
    ➕
    COYNE, Mandy appointed
    director
  24. 2008-04-08
    ➕
    WINSON, Tammy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Coyne
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2024
Mrs Mandy Coyne
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/05/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Tammy Winsonceased 28/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Many Coyneceased 08/04/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2008-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

7 Alexandra Street
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN16 0SX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

COYNE, Christopher→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-07-01
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Active
COYNE, Mandy→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-12-20
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Active
WINSON, Tammy→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-08 · resigned 2024-03-28
Resigned
COYNE, Mandy→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-04-08 · resigned 2016-07-01
Resigned
WINSON, Tammy→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-04-08 · resigned 2024-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08