ACTIVE GRC LTD

💤Zombieactive
08563722 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-11
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (77/100)

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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
77
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
    COLLINS, Paul David appointed
    director
  2. 2026-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-25
    COLLINS, Nicola resigned
    director
  4. 2026-03-25
    COLLINS, Paul David resigned
    director
  5. 2026-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2026-03-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-03-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2023-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2017-03-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-06-28
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2013-06-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE GRC LTD
  21. 2013-06-11
    COLLINS, Paul appointed
    secretary
  22. 2013-06-11
    COLLINS, Nicola appointed
    director
  23. 2013-06-11
    COLLINS, Paul David 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

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: COLLINS, Nicola resigned 2026-03-25; COLLINS, Paul David resigned 2026-03-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Collins
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
5075%
50-75% shares11/06/2016

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
Incorporated2013-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

2 The Coppice
Hagley
DY8 2XZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

COLLINS, Paul
secretary · appointed 2013-06-11
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Active
COLLINS, Paul David
director · ~54y · appointed 2026-04-16
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Active
COLLINS, Nicola
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-06-11 · resigned 2026-03-25
Resigned
COLLINS, Paul David
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-06-11 · resigned 2026-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30