ACTIVE PAWS LTD
🌳Matureactive
09913864 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-11
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£225.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £225,631
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,845 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£226k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£236k
↓ 7.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £226.5k | £234.5k |
| Current assets | £235.8k | £254.9k |
| Net assets | £225.6k | £234.5k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2015-12-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE PAWS LTD
- 2015-12-11➕SPATE, David William appointeddirector
- 2015-12-11➕SPATE, Louise Charlotte appointeddirector
- 2015-12-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David William Spate Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Louise Charlotte Spate Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Godolphin House
Bowstridge Lane
Chalfont St Giles
HP8 4RQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SPATE, David William→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-12-11
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SPATE, Louise Charlotte→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-12-11
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-23