ACTIVE FAKENHAM LTD

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08073294 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-05-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£18.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · IFRS
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,572
Net assets shrinking
Down £639 YoY
Cash YoY
+175%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↑ 175% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£15k£19kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£18.6k£19.2k
Current assets£17.1k—
Cash£16.2k£5.9k
Debtors£589£81
Net assets£18.6k£19.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2017-06-12
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  13. 2017-05-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-05-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-05-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-05-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-05-18
    ➖
    HALL, Stephen Peter resigned
    director
  18. 2017-05-18
    ➖
    OSBORN, Keith David resigned
    director
  19. 2017-05-16
    ➕
    CROOK, Richard Gordon appointed
    director
  20. 2017-05-16
    ➕
    SMITH, Richard William appointed
    director
  21. 2012-05-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE FAKENHAM LTD
  22. 2012-05-17
    ➕
    HALL, Stephen Peter appointed
    director
  23. 2012-05-17
    ➕
    OSBORN, Keith David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2012-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Harp House
54 Wells Road
Fakenham
Norfolk
NR21 9HJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last: 2025-05-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CROOK, Richard Gordon→
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Richard William→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Stephen Peter→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-05-17 · resigned 2017-05-18
Resigned
OSBORN, Keith David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-05-17 · resigned 2017-05-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-25