ACTIVATE IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06697915 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-15

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

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£58.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £58,907

Cash YoY

+65%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£53k

↑ 65% YoY

Net Worth

£59k

↑ 104% YoY

Current Assets

£66k

↑ 45% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£58.9k	£28.9k
Current assets	£66.3k	£45.6k
Cash	£53.5k	£32.4k
Debtors	£12.8k	£13.2k
Net assets	£58.9k	£28.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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2025-06-12
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2024-03-06
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2023-05-24
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2022-02-08
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2021-02-22
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2020-02-24
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2019-02-13
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2018-03-12
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2017-06-29
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2016-06-08
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2015-09-01
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2014-08-30
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2008-09-18
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STREET, Keith Edmund appointed
secretary
2008-09-18
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HOWELL, Andrew John appointed
director
2008-09-15
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Company incorporated
As ACTIVATE IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2008-09-15
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RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-09-15
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RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-09-15
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WING, Clifford Donald appointed
director
2008-09-15
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WING, Clifford Donald resigned
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew John Howell Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	30/07/2016

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

Incorporated2008-09-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

73 Downhall Ley

Buntingford

Herts

SG9 9JT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-13

Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

STREET, Keith Edmund→

secretary · appointed 2008-09-18

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Active

HOWELL, Andrew John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2008-09-18

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Active

RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-09-15 · resigned 2008-09-15

Resigned

WING, Clifford Donald→

director · ~66y · appointed 2008-09-15 · resigned 2008-09-15

Resigned

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