AKTIV LAW LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09598966 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-19
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£34.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £34,764
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,660 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£35k
↓ 4.6% YoY
Current Assets
£41k
↓ 7.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £38.1k | £41.4k |
| Current assets | £40.6k | £43.9k |
| Net assets | £34.8k | £36.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
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 (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-28➕GOWANS, Adrian appointeddirector
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-07-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-07-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-07-19➖GOWANS, Adrian resigneddirector
- 2017-07-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-07-12➖DAY, Steven resigneddirector
- 2017-03-01➕DAY, Steven appointeddirector
- 2017-03-01➕GOWANS, Adrian appointeddirector
- 2016-04-01➕ROE, Stephen Richard appointedsecretary
- 2015-06-30➕MORTON, Jennifer Heather appointeddirector
- 2015-06-30➖RUSHFORTH, Jennifer Heather resigneddirector
- 2015-06-29➖GOWANS, Adrian resigneddirector
- 2015-06-29➕RUSHFORTH, Jennifer Heather appointeddirector
- 2015-05-24➖ROE, Stephen Richard resignedsecretary
- 2015-05-24➖DAY, Steven resigneddirector
- 2015-05-24➖JOHNSON, Claire Maria Jane resigneddirector
- 2015-05-24➖RUSHFORTH, Jennifer Heather resigneddirector
- 2015-05-23➖ROE, Stephen Richard resigneddirector
- 2015-05-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AKTIV LAW LIMITED
- 2015-05-19➕ROE, Stephen Richard appointedsecretary
- 2015-05-19➕DAY, Steven appointeddirector
- 2015-05-19➕GOWANS, Adrian appointeddirector
- 2015-05-19➕JOHNSON, Claire Maria Jane appointeddirector
- 2015-05-19➕ROE, Stephen Richard appointeddirector
- 2015-05-19➕RUSHFORTH, Jennifer Heather appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jennifer Heather Morton Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55 | — | — | board controlboard control | 01/07/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Registered office
Kemp House
152 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16
Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)
ROE, Stephen Richard→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-04-01
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GOWANS, Adrian→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-09-28
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MORTON, Jennifer Heather→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2015-06-30
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ROE, Stephen Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-05-19 · resigned 2015-05-24
DAY, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2017-07-12
DAY, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2015-05-19 · resigned 2015-05-24
GOWANS, Adrian→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2017-07-19
GOWANS, Adrian→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-05-19 · resigned 2015-06-29
JOHNSON, Claire Maria Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-05-19 · resigned 2015-05-24
ROE, Stephen Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-05-19 · resigned 2015-05-23
RUSHFORTH, Jennifer Heather→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2015-06-29 · resigned 2015-06-30
RUSHFORTH, Jennifer Heather→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2015-05-19 · resigned 2015-05-24
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Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-28