ACTIVE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10269644 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-08
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-07-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
  11. 2016-07-08
    ➕
    HARMONEA LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2016-07-08
    ➕
    GIBSON, Jean appointed
    director
  13. 2016-07-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — 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

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • 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
Jean Gibson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · HP postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A HAIR LTD→
15013020 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
A J BARRY ROTOR TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED→
11079887 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
A.F.S. FIRE & SECURITY LTD→
06550424 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
————18y——
ADAPTING CAPITAL LTD→
14141669 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ADENCAST LIMITED→
15279776 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ADHD GROUP LTD.→
15257288 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ADHD HER LTD→
15595392 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ADL SOUTH EAST LIMITED→
10080172 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————10y——
ADORN DESIGN STUDIO LIMITED→
11651587 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
ADULT SOCIAL CARE LAW LIMITED→
11992508 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
AE SUPREME CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE LTD→
16600665 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
AEGIDIUS SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
15811964 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Forge House
Summerleys Road
Princes Risborough
Buckinghamshire
HP27 9DT
United Kingdom

Filing status

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

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HARMONEA LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBSON, Jean→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-13