ACTIVE FINANCE GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
09656446 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-25
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of mortgage finance companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
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
25 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-29
Average employees0

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 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-04-13
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-08-18
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    address · AD01
  15. 2015-08-15
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  16. 2015-06-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE FINANCE GROUP LTD
  17. 2015-06-25
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    WADSWORTH, James Nicholas appointed
    director
  18. 2015-06-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Nicholas Wadsworth
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2015-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64922 — Activities of mortgage finance companies

Registered office

Basement Flat
20 Brunswick Place
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 1NA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last made up to: 2025-06-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WADSWORTH, James Nicholas→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-06-25
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-03