ACTIVE WILLS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07673930 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-17

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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book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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

7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Key financials

2 years 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

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	600	700

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-07-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-10
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accounts · AA
2025-06-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-02
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address · AD01
2024-04-30
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accounts · AA
2024-03-05
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officers · TM01
2024-03-01
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MCDONALD, Teressa Simone resigned
director
2023-10-31
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accounts · AA
2023-05-09
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
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capital · SH02
2021-10-29
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accounts · AA
2021-08-21
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-08-21
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incorporation · MA
2021-08-12
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capital · SH01
2021-01-30
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accounts · AA
2021-01-21
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officers · AP01
2021-01-04
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PAVEY, Nathan appointed
director
2020-04-07
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accounts · AA
2018-06-30
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BARKER, Steven Robert appointed
director
2018-06-30
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MCDONALD, Teressa Simone appointed
director
2017-06-29
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DUBOIS, Paul John appointed
director
2017-06-29
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WRIGHT, Simon Anthony appointed
director
2011-06-17
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Company incorporated
As ACTIVE WILLS LIMITED
2011-06-17
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GARDINER, Alan James appointed
director
2011-06-17
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GOLDSTONE, Simon appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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.)

Group structure

Honey Legal Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Honey Legal Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ACTIVE WILLS LIMITED

This company · 07673930

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Honey Legal Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	20/01/2025
Mr Simon Anthony Wright Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/01/2025
Mr Alan James Gardiner Individual · English · DOB 10/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	13/07/2016

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

Incorporated2011-06-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old Magistrates Court

Cheshire Street

Market Drayton

Shropshire

TF9 1PH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-12

Last: 2025-06-28