ACTIVE HERITAGE LTD

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07563207 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-03-14
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-09-28
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  3. 2023-09-30
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  4. 2022-09-30
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  5. 2021-09-28
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  6. 2021-03-26
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  7. 2021-01-16
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  8. 2021-01-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-01-16
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  10. 2021-01-16
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  11. 2021-01-16
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  12. 2020-12-31
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    BAKER, Vincent Edgar resigned
    director
  13. 2020-12-31
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    FLEET, Simon resigned
    director
  14. 2020-12-31
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    HORNSBY, Sophie resigned
    director
  15. 2020-10-13
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-25
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  17. 2018-09-30
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  18. 2017-07-17
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  19. 2013-01-01
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    DIXON, Sally resigned
    director
  20. 2013-01-01
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    DOWLING, Bradley resigned
    director
  21. 2011-06-01
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    DIXON, Sally appointed
    director
  22. 2011-06-01
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    DOWLING, Bradley appointed
    director
  23. 2011-06-01
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    FLEET, Simon appointed
    director
  24. 2011-06-01
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    HORNSBY, Sophie appointed
    director
  25. 2011-03-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE HERITAGE LTD
  26. 2011-03-14
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    BAKER, Joseph Oliver appointed
    director
  27. 2011-03-14
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    BAKER, Vincent Edgar appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joseph Oliver Baker
Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Sophie Hornsbyceased 01/01/2021· significant influence
  • Mr Vincent Edgar Bakerceased 31/12/2020· significant influence
  • Mr Simon Fleetceased 31/12/2020· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2011-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

4 Heath Lea
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX1 2BX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

BAKER, Joseph Oliver→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-03-14
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Active
BAKER, Vincent Edgar→
director · ~42y · appointed 2011-03-14 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned
DIXON, Sally→
director · ~41y · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2013-01-01
Resigned
DOWLING, Bradley→
director · ~38y · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2013-01-01
Resigned
FLEET, Simon→
director · ~41y · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned
HORNSBY, Sophie→
director · ~36y · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-22
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accounts · AA
2025-08-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-16