ACTEV LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08615746 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-18

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 10.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

A London-based venture and development capital firm, likely making and managing equity investments in early-stage or growth companies on a day-to-day basis, with recent share allotments and director changes suggesting active portfolio management or fundraising activity.

Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.1y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2025-11-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-24
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DAVIES, Ben Nye appointed
director
2025-02-11
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-11
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-21
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-14
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2016-04-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: J.P Morgan Intrnational Bank LTD
2016-04-14
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DAVIDSON, Joseph appointed
director
2016-04-14
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NYE DAVIES, Rosie appointed
director
2015-08-07
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EVANS, Nicholas David resigned
director
2015-08-07
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SKINNER, Spencer John Banks resigned
director
2015-07-03
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ACTIVE GP LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2014-07-31
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ACTIVE GP LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2013-08-14
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NYE, Susan Jane appointed
director
2013-07-18
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Company incorporated
As ACTEV LIMITED
2013-07-18
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DAVIES, Gavyn appointed
director
2013-07-18
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ACTIVE GP LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-07-18
➕
EVANS, Nicholas David appointed
director
2013-07-18
➕
SKINNER, Spencer John Banks appointed
director
2013-07-18
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ACTIVE GP LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DAVIES, Ben Nye (same surname) appointed 2025-06-24. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

clean

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

Group structure

Actev Ii Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Actev Ii Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ACTEV LIMITED

This company · 08615746

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Actev Ii Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-07-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

45 Gresham Street

London

EC2V 7BG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-14

Last: 2026-01-31