ACTIVE RECRUITMENT NORTH EAST LTD

💤Zombieactive
10032430 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-29
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£34.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
36 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £34,806
Cash YoY
+260%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14k
↑ 260% YoY
Net Worth
£35k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£113k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£45k£68k£90k£113kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£34.8k£44.8k
Current assets£112.8k£78.5k
Cash£14.2k£4.0k
Debtors£98.6k£74.5k
Net assets£34.8k£34.4k

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
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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-01-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-01-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-03-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-07-13
    ➕
    TYCHMANN, Magdalena appointed
    director
  20. 2016-07-13
    ➖
    TYCHMANN, Anna resigned
    director
  21. 2016-02-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE RECRUITMENT NORTH EAST LTD
  22. 2016-02-29
    ➕
    TYCHMANN, Anna appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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.

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
Ms Magdalena Tychmann
Individual · Polish · DOB 03/1983 · age 43
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest13/07/2016

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
Incorporated2016-02-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

7 - 8 Kingfisher Way
Silverlink Business Park
Wallsend
NE28 9NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

TYCHMANN, Magdalena→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-07-13
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Active
TYCHMANN, Anna→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-02-29 · resigned 2016-07-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29