ACTIVE PROPERTIES (LEEDS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09242894 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-01
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.8y

75/100
ready

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

  • · Charge age ~4.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
33 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£26k£53k£79k£106k£132kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£222.9k
Current assets—£25.1k
Net assets—£131.9k
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-03
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-03-03
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  5. 2026-03-03
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    address · AD01
  6. 2025-08-21
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  7. 2024-11-18
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    address · AD01
  8. 2024-08-05
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  9. 2023-08-30
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  10. 2022-09-26
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  11. 2021-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-07
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2021-09-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  14. 2021-03-17
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  15. 2019-11-26
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  16. 2019-09-03
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    address · AD01
  17. 2018-12-20
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  18. 2017-11-14
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  19. 2014-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE PROPERTIES (LEEDS) LIMITED
  20. 2014-10-01
    ➕
    CLARKSON, Christopher appointed
    director
  21. 2014-10-01
    ➕
    CLARKSON, Nicola Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Clarkson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/10/2016
Mrs Nicola Jane Clarkson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/10/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Unit 2 Axis Court
Nepshaw Lane South
Leeds
LS27 7UY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CLARKSON, Christopher→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-10-01
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Active
CLARKSON, Nicola Jane→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-10-01
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property01/09/2021—
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Recent filings (33 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20