ACTIVE4TODAY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09477018 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-03-09
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93110Operation of sports facilities
  • 93130Fitness facilities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
19 officers (7 active, 19 linked, 18 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-06-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-06-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-06-15
    FORDE, Simon Nicholas, Dr appointed
    director
  13. 2023-06-15
    FREEMAN, Andrew appointed
    director
  14. 2023-06-15
    PRINGLE, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  15. 2023-06-15
    CARLTON, Scott Paul, Cllr resigned
    director
  16. 2023-06-15
    GIRLING, Keith Frank resigned
    director
  17. 2023-06-15
    SKINNER, Mathew James resigned
    director
  18. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-10-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2020-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-03-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2020-03-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2020-03-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2020-03-09
    JOHNSON, Deborah Kim appointed
    director
  26. 2020-03-09
    WILSON, Nicholas Adam appointed
    director
  27. 2020-03-09
    GIRLING, Keith Frank appointed
    director
  28. 2020-03-09
    KOHLI, Sanjiv resigned
    director
  29. 2020-03-09
    LLOYD, David James resigned
    director
  30. 2020-03-09
    ROBINSON, John Timothy resigned
    director
  31. 2019-06-20
    BLANEY, Roger Vaughan resigned
    director
  32. 2019-06-19
    TRUSWELL, Abbie Anne resigned
    director
  33. 2019-06-13
    CARLTON, Scott Paul, Cllr appointed
    director
  34. 2019-06-13
    SKINNER, Mathew James appointed
    director
  35. 2018-07-25
    COLE, Kirsten Helen resigned
    director
  36. 2018-07-25
    ROBINSON, John Timothy appointed
    director
  37. 2018-01-18
    COLE, Kirsten Helen appointed
    director
  38. 2018-01-18
    KOHLI, Sanjiv appointed
    director
  39. 2018-01-18
    MUTER, Andrew William resigned
    director
  40. 2016-03-22
    DICKINSON, David John resigned
    director
  41. 2015-06-01
    LLOYD, David James appointed
    director
  42. 2015-05-19
    DAWN, Gillian Eva resigned
    director
  43. 2015-05-14
    CAROLAN, Andrew Paul appointed
    secretary
  44. 2015-05-14
    CAROLAN, Andrew Paul appointed
    director
  45. 2015-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE4TODAY LIMITED
  46. 2015-03-09
    BLANEY, Roger Vaughan appointed
    director
  47. 2015-03-09
    DAWN, Gillian Eva appointed
    director
  48. 2015-03-09
    DICKINSON, David John appointed
    director
  49. 2015-03-09
    MUTER, Andrew William appointed
    director
  50. 2015-03-09
    TRUSWELL, Abbie Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

Newark And Sherwood District Council holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Newark And Sherwood District Council
Corporate parent
ACTIVE4TODAY LIMITED
This company · 09477018

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Newark And Sherwood District Council
Corporate entity
sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Newark Sports And Fitness Centre
Lord Hawke Way
Newark
NG24 4FH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (7 active · 12 resigned)

CAROLAN, Andrew Paul
secretary · appointed 2015-05-14
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Active
CAROLAN, Andrew Paul
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-05-14
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Active
FORDE, Simon Nicholas, Dr
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-06-15
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Active
FREEMAN, Andrew
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-06-15
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Active
JOHNSON, Deborah Kim
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-03-09
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Active
PRINGLE, Michael Anthony
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-06-15
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Active
WILSON, Nicholas Adam
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-03-09
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Active
BLANEY, Roger Vaughan
director · ~79y · appointed 2015-03-09 · resigned 2019-06-20
Resigned
CARLTON, Scott Paul, Cllr
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-06-13 · resigned 2023-06-15
Resigned
COLE, Kirsten Helen
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-01-18 · resigned 2018-07-25
Resigned
DAWN, Gillian Eva
director · ~82y · appointed 2015-03-09 · resigned 2015-05-19
Resigned
DICKINSON, David John
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-03-09 · resigned 2016-03-22
Resigned
GIRLING, Keith Frank
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-03-09 · resigned 2023-06-15
Resigned
KOHLI, Sanjiv
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-01-18 · resigned 2020-03-09
Resigned
LLOYD, David James
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-06-01 · resigned 2020-03-09
Resigned
MUTER, Andrew William
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-03-09 · resigned 2018-01-18
Resigned
ROBINSON, John Timothy
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-07-25 · resigned 2020-03-09
Resigned
SKINNER, Mathew James
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-06-13 · resigned 2023-06-15
Resigned
TRUSWELL, Abbie Anne
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-03-09 · resigned 2019-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30