ACTIV RED LTD

💤Zombieactive
08694382 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-17
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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 (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
55 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-03
Average employees0

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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  2. 2025-12-19
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  3. 2025-04-02
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  4. 2025-01-02
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  5. 2024-10-04
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    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-06-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-20
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    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-10-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-03-24
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-21
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    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-09-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-18
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-03-16
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2015-12-16
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    CLARK, David Alan resigned
    director
  20. 2015-01-01
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    CLARK, Matthew Campbell appointed
    director
  21. 2013-09-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIV RED LTD
  22. 2013-09-17
    ➕
    CLARK, David Alan 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Campbell Clark
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting17/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Moira Clarkceased 13/10/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence

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
Incorporated2013-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

The Old Town Hall Market Place
Oundle
Peterborough
PE8 4BA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last made up to: 2025-01-03
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CLARK, Matthew Campbell→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-01-01
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Active
CLARK, David Alan→
director · ~78y · appointed 2013-09-17 · resigned 2015-12-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-12-21