ACTIVEFOOTPRINT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07850817 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-17
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 2025
Net worth
£-44.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £44,500
Cash YoY
+19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£974
↑ 19% YoY
Net Worth
-£45k
↓ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£45k-£35k-£26k-£16k-£7k£2kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£352£1.1k
Current assets£1.5k£2.2k
Cash£974£821
Debtors£492£1.4k
Net assets£-44.5k£-43.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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  2. 2024-09-07
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  3. 2023-11-06
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  4. 2022-11-10
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  5. 2022-05-06
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  6. 2022-05-04
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  7. 2022-05-04
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  8. 2021-09-06
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  9. 2020-11-12
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  10. 2019-10-18
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  11. 2018-07-24
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  12. 2017-07-25
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  13. 2016-07-08
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  14. 2016-05-20
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  15. 2016-03-24
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    ASKEY, Jon Michael Sean resigned
    director
  16. 2015-12-04
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  17. 2013-05-30
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    CREASEY, Edward Charles resigned
    director
  18. 2011-11-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVEFOOTPRINT LIMITED
  19. 2011-11-17
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    CREASEY, Edward appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-11-17
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    LOWES, Keith appointed
    director
  21. 2011-11-17
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    ASKEY, Jon Michael Sean appointed
    director
  22. 2011-11-17
    ➕
    CREASEY, Edward Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Keith Lowes
Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting10/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Ferneberga House
Alexandra Road
Farnborough
GU14 6DQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CREASEY, Edward→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-17
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Active
LOWES, Keith→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-11-17
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Active
ASKEY, Jon Michael Sean→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-11-17 · resigned 2016-03-24
Resigned
CREASEY, Edward Charles→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-11-17 · resigned 2013-05-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

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2026-01-14
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2025-09-29
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2025-01-16
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accounts · AA
2024-09-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
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accounts · AA
2023-11-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
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officers · CH01
2022-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
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accounts · AA
2021-09-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20
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accounts · AA
2020-11-12