ACTIVIA SOLAR LTD

💤Zombieactive
08248972 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-11
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2022-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-02-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-27
    DRYWA, Michal resigned
    director
  11. 2020-01-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2020-01-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-01-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-12-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2019-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-06-25
    FIERS, Jeroen appointed
    director
  20. 2013-01-01
    BANY, Marek resigned
    director
  21. 2012-10-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVIA SOLAR LTD
  22. 2012-10-11
    BANY, Marek appointed
    director
  23. 2012-10-11
    DRYWA, Michal 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

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

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

Fiers International Bv is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Fiers International Bv
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACTIVIA SOLAR LTD
This company · 08248972

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Fiers International Bv
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/01/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Michal Drywaceased 27/01/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated2012-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Hillier Hopkins Llp First Floor, Radius House
51 Clarendon Road
Watford
England
WD17 1HP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

FIERS, Jeroen
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-06-25
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Active
BANY, Marek
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-10-11 · resigned 2013-01-01
Resigned
DRYWA, Michal
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-10-11 · resigned 2020-01-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-18