ACTIVE INDEX SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09564445 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-28
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£37.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Data processing, hosting and related activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £37,151

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£37k
↑ 210% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£15k£22k£30k£37kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£37.2k£28.5k
Current assets£20.9k£20.9k
Net assets£37.2k£12.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-02-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2021-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2018-07-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2017-10-24
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    KEMPER, Robin Lindsay resigned
    director
  18. 2015-07-30
    ➕
    KEMPER, Robin Lindsay appointed
    director
  19. 2015-04-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE INDEX SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  20. 2015-04-28
    ➕
    JOHNS, Simon Colmer appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-04-28
    ➕
    JOHNS, Simon Colmer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Colmer Johns
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Infovest Consulting (Pty) Ltdceased 12/07/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63110 — Data processing, hosting and related activities

Registered office

46 Daniell Road
Truro
TR1 2DA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

JOHNS, Simon Colmer→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-28
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Active
JOHNS, Simon Colmer→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-04-28
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Active
KEMPER, Robin Lindsay→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-07-30 · resigned 2017-10-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-19