ACTIVE ELECTRICAL MOTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08963712 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-27
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
£-18.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59111Motion picture production activities
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 3 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £18,425
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£33k
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
-£18k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£46k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£18k-£6k£7k£20k£33k£46kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-18.4k£-15.0k
Current assets£45.9k£35.2k
Cash£33.3k£26.6k
Debtors£12.6k£8.6k
Net assets£-18.4k£-15.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-25
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  6. 2021-01-10
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-08-07
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-07-14
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    officers · CH03
  12. 2016-07-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2016-07-13
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-07-13
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-07-13
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-07-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2014-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE ELECTRICAL MOTION LIMITED
  18. 2014-03-27
    BAILEY, Hayley Jillian appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-03-27
    BAILEY, Hayley Jillian appointed
    director
  20. 2014-03-27
    BAILEY, Thomas James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

54/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-02

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas James Bailey
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Hayley Jillian Bailey
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

16 Oak Tree Avenue
Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL7 3EJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-02OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-19

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BAILEY, Hayley Jillian
secretary · appointed 2014-03-27
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Active
BAILEY, Hayley Jillian
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-03-27
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Active
BAILEY, Thomas James
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-03-27
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Active

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-07