ACTIV-TEC LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10242651 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-21
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees2200

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2022-07-22
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2022-07-22
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2022-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-27
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  13. 2018-07-27
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  14. 2018-07-27
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    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  15. 2018-07-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2018-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIV-TEC LIMITED
  18. 2016-06-21
    FISHER, Cynthia Kathleen appointed
    director
  19. 2016-06-21
    GIZZI, Stuart Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2018-07-27: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart Michael Gizzi
Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78
5075%
50-75% shares21/06/2016
Mrs Cynthia Kathleen Fisher
Individual · British · DOB 04/1948 · age 78
2550%
25-50% shares21/06/2016

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
Incorporated2016-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

Activ-Tec Limited Airfield Industrial Estate
Hixon
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST18 0PF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FISHER, Cynthia Kathleen
director · ~78y · appointed 2016-06-21
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Active
GIZZI, Stuart Michael
director · ~78y · appointed 2016-06-21
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Active

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-07-25
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-07-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03