ACTIV ENTERPRISE LTD
💤Zombieactive
09892342 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-27
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-08➕YIN, Xiaochuan appointeddirector
- 2024-01-08➖XU, Xuemin resigneddirector
- 2024-01-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-10-25➕XU, Xuemin appointeddirector
- 2019-10-25➖YIN, Xiaochuan resigneddirector
- 2019-07-17➕YIN, Xiaochuan appointeddirector
- 2019-07-16➖WANG, Feng resigneddirector
- 2019-07-16➖XU, Xuemin resigneddirector
- 2015-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIV ENTERPRISE LTD
- 2015-11-27➕WANG, Feng appointeddirector
- 2015-11-27➕XU, Xuemin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Xiaochuan Yin Individual · Chinese · DOB 12/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 08/01/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Xuemin Xuceased 08/01/2024· board control
- Mr Xiaochuan Yinceased 25/10/2019· 75-100% shares
- Mr Xuemin Xuceased 17/07/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| //AGENCY CLOTHING LTD→ 12011923 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABDULLAH AND SONS LTD→ 13860348 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABETRA PRIVATE LIMITED→ 16670530 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE SAUCE LTD→ 15083368 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABV (BELPER) LTD→ 05101238 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ACE CASE ACCESSORIES LTD→ 09626287 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ACE INSPIRATIONS LTD→ 15311174 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACE SHOOTING LIMITED→ 09901362 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ACM MARKETING LTD→ 16693136 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACTIVE APPAREL GROUP LIMITED→ 11173403 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACTIVE APPAREL LIMITED→ 06260851 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| AD LIGHTING (DERBY) LIMITED→ 08071812 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
45 Leopold Street
Derby
DE1 2HF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
YIN, Xiaochuan→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WANG, Feng→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2015-11-27 · resigned 2019-07-16
XU, Xuemin→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2019-10-25 · resigned 2024-01-08
XU, Xuemin→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2015-11-27 · resigned 2019-07-16
YIN, Xiaochuan→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-07-17 · resigned 2019-10-25
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12