ACTIVE CYCLING PROJECTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08428383 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£124.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £124,715
Net assets shrinking
Down £51,349 YoY
Cash YoY
+74%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£256k
↑ 74% YoY
Net Worth
£125k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£262k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £185.4k | £231.0k |
| Current assets | £262.4k | £185.6k |
| Cash | £255.6k | £147.0k |
| Debtors | £6.7k | £38.6k |
| Net assets | £124.7k | £176.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2015-03-03➖WHITE, Simon Graham resigneddirector
- 2015-02-19➕WHITE, Nichola Ann appointeddirector
- 2013-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE CYCLING PROJECTS LTD
- 2013-03-04➕WHITE, Simon Graham appointeddirector
- 2013-03-04➕WHITE, Simon Graham appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Nichola Ann White Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/03/2017 |
Mr Simon Graham White Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640
Registered office
C/O Naylor Accountancy Services Ltd Unit B12 Pine Grove Enterprise Centre
Pine Grove
Crowborough
East Sussex
TN6 1DH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
WHITE, Nichola Ann→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2015-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITE, Simon Graham→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITE, Simon Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-03-04 · resigned 2015-03-03
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-26