ACTIVE NEEDLE TECHNOLOGY LTD

🌳Matureactive

09945801 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-11

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

87 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 capital

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-01-21
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-15
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-06
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-11
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-11
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-11
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-11
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-12
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IRVINE, Michael Peter resigned
director
2025-05-10
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SADIQ, Muhammad Rohaan, Dr appointed
director
2025-01-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-13
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ALLAN, William David, Dr resigned
director
2024-10-31
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-24
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-30
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WILLIAMS, Alistair Charles Walter resigned
director
2024-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-01
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-01
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-02-02
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MICA, Andrea Giacomo resigned
director
2020-01-01
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ALLAN, William David, Dr appointed
director
2018-08-15
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IRVINE, Michael Peter appointed
director
2018-08-15
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WILLIAMS, Alistair Charles Walter appointed
director
2018-04-13
➖
HAWLEY, Michael Craig resigned
director
2018-04-13
➖
SMITH, Graeme Lawrence resigned
director
2018-04-13
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TUCH, David Solomon, Dr resigned
director
2018-02-07
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MICA, Andrea Giacomo appointed
director
2016-04-01
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SMITH, Graeme Lawrence appointed
director
2016-03-09
➕
HAWLEY, Michael Craig appointed
director
2016-01-14
➕
QUIRK, Ian appointed
director
2016-01-11
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Company incorporated
As ACTIVE NEEDLE TECHNOLOGY LTD
2016-01-11
➕
TUCH, David Solomon, Dr appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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 signal

Some 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2016-01-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

D5 Culham Science Centre

Abingdon Road

Abingdon

OX14 3DB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-26

Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

QUIRK, Ian→

director · ~56y · appointed 2016-01-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SADIQ, Muhammad Rohaan, Dr→

director · ~38y · appointed 2025-05-10

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Active

ALLAN, William David, Dr→

director · ~68y · appointed 2020-01-01 · resigned 2025-01-13

Resigned

HAWLEY, Michael Craig→

director · ~56y · appointed 2016-03-09 · resigned 2018-04-13

Resigned

IRVINE, Michael Peter→

director · ~65y · appointed 2018-08-15 · resigned 2025-05-12

Resigned

MICA, Andrea Giacomo→

director · ~58y · appointed 2018-02-07 · resigned 2020-02-02

Resigned

SMITH, Graeme Lawrence→

director · ~67y · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2018-04-13

Resigned

TUCH, David Solomon, Dr→

director · ~53y · appointed 2016-01-11 · resigned 2018-04-13

Resigned

WILLIAMS, Alistair Charles Walter→

director · ~63y · appointed 2018-08-15 · resigned 2024-09-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-01-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-20

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2026-01-15

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-01-06

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2025-08-11

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2025-08-11

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2025-08-11

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2025-08-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-07-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-05-16

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-05-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-01-14

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-10-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-25

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2024-10-24