ACTIVEBIZ INFORMATION SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08229777 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-26
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£342.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £342,108

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£342k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£379k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£76k£152k£227k£303k£379kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£342.1k£277.7k
Current assets£379.1k£341.6k
Net assets£342.1k£291.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-06-30
    DESAI, Hima resigned
    secretary
  6. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-10-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-02-06
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-27
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    officers · AP03
  14. 2018-09-03
    DESAI, Hima appointed
    secretary
  15. 2018-08-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-08-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-08-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-05-18
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVEBIZ INFORMATION SYSTEMS LIMITED
  20. 2012-09-26
    DESAI, Preyash appointed
    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

58/100
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 14 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 Preyash Desai
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Hima Desaiceased 22/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Hima Desaiceased 20/10/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

32 Bramley Croft
Shirley
Solihull
B90 3EJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DESAI, Preyash
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-09-26
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Active
DESAI, Hima
secretary · appointed 2018-09-03 · resigned 2023-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-23