ACTIVE AGENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07313056 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-13
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Computer facilities management activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
43 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-10 | 2024-01-10 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-01➕MCDOWALL, Allie Margaret appointeddirector
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-10-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-07-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2010-07-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE AGENT LIMITED
- 2010-07-13➕DAVIES, Robert appointedsecretary
- 2010-07-13➕DAVIES, Robert Treharne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- 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 |
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Mr Robert Treharne Davies Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62030 — Computer facilities management activities
Registered office
Peeling Room
Penally
Tenby
SA70 7RX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last made up to: 2025-01-10
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
DAVIES, Robert Treharne→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2010-07-13
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MCDOWALL, Allie Margaret→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2024-03-01
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Recent filings (43 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-23