AKTIVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07416146 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-22
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Average employees100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-04-01
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    HALL, Danielle resigned
    director
  11. 2020-08-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-08-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-07-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-07-20
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    HUMPHRIES, Selena resigned
    director
  15. 2020-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-05-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-05-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-05-26
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    HALL, Danielle appointed
    director
  20. 2019-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-01-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-01-01
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    HALL, Nicola Jane appointed
    director
  23. 2012-07-01
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    AKRAM, Mohammed resigned
    director
  24. 2010-10-28
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    HUMPHRIES, Selena appointed
    director
  25. 2010-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AKTIVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  26. 2010-10-22
    ➕
    AKRAM, Mohammed appointed
    director
  27. 2010-10-22
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  28. 2010-10-22
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Nicola Jane Hall
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/08/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Selena Humphriesceased 28/08/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2010-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

153 Queensway
Didcot
OX11 8SL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HALL, Nicola Jane→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AKRAM, Mohammed→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-10-22 · resigned 2012-07-01
Resigned
HALL, Danielle→
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-05-26 · resigned 2021-04-01
Resigned
HUMPHRIES, Selena→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-10-28 · resigned 2020-07-20
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2010-10-22 · resigned 2010-10-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-01