ACTIVE RECRUITMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06711267 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-30
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 14.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£103.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £103,455
Cash YoY
+39%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£153k
↑ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£103k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£156k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £104.1k | £74.5k |
| Current assets | £155.5k | £110.2k |
| Cash | £153.4k | £110.2k |
| Debtors | £2.1k | — |
| Net assets | £103.5k | £73.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-04-06➕SELLERS, Kerry Margaret Rose appointeddirector
- 2015-10-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-08-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Baron Homes Corporation Limited
- 2008-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE RECRUITMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- 2008-09-30➕SELLERS, John Keith appointeddirector
- 2008-09-30➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-09-30➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-09-30➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-09-30➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 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 signalMultiple 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 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
cleanNo 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 John Keith Sellers Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities
Registered office
Lynnem House
1 Victoria Way
Burgess Hill
West Sussex
RH15 9NF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
SELLERS, John Keith→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SELLERS, Kerry Margaret Rose→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-09-30 · resigned 2008-09-30
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-09-30 · resigned 2008-09-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Baron Homes Corporation The Baron Homes Corporation Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 17/08/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-01