ACTIVE PARTNERS TRUST

🏛️Establishedactive
10876876 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2017-07-20
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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.

What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93199Other sports activities
  • 96040Physical well-being activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
23 officers (12 active, 23 linked, 23 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 4 officers
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • 8 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-03-14
    BAINBRIDGE, Louise resigned
    director
  5. 2026-03-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-02-25
    CAMPBELL, Garry Lee appointed
    director
  7. 2026-02-25
    GUNATILLEKE, Nammunikankanange Janak, Dr appointed
    director
  8. 2026-02-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2026-02-06
    BOUCKLEY, Daniel resigned
    director
  10. 2026-02-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2026-01-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2026-01-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2025-12-10
    FOWLER, Sarah Louise resigned
    director
  15. 2025-12-09
    BISHTON, Joanne, Dr appointed
    director
  16. 2025-12-09
    POULTER, Gemma Elisabeth appointed
    director
  17. 2025-12-09
    HART, Carol Ann, Cllr resigned
    director
  18. 2025-07-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2025-07-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2025-04-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2025-01-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2024-12-04
    HIGTON, Derek Matthew resigned
    director
  24. 2024-05-17
    📄
    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  25. 2024-05-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2024-05-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2024-05-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2024-05-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2024-03-19
    CALLAGHAN, Fiona Jane appointed
    director
  30. 2024-03-19
    HILL, Adam Mark appointed
    director
  31. 2024-03-19
    NORTH, Rachel Mary appointed
    director
  32. 2024-03-19
    RICH, Michael David appointed
    director
  33. 2024-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  34. 2023-04-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  35. 2023-03-30
    HASSELL, Christopher Andrew appointed
    director
  36. 2023-02-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  37. 2023-02-13
    IRONS, Richard resigned
    director
  38. 2021-02-22
    SHARDLOW, Mark Edward appointed
    director
  39. 2020-12-03
    JACKSON, John Stephen resigned
    director
  40. 2020-03-12
    FEEK, Graham appointed
    director
  41. 2020-03-12
    LAUGHTON, Jane Susan appointed
    director
  42. 2020-03-12
    BAINBRIDGE, Louise appointed
    director
  43. 2020-03-12
    BOUCKLEY, Daniel appointed
    director
  44. 2020-03-12
    IRONS, Richard appointed
    director
  45. 2020-03-11
    BERRY, Melanie Louise resigned
    director
  46. 2020-03-11
    MITCHELL, Kathryn Mary, Professor resigned
    director
  47. 2018-12-17
    ATKINS, Emma Diana resigned
    director
  48. 2018-06-30
    WILLIAMS, David Henry resigned
    director
  49. 2018-02-05
    HART, Carol Ann, Cllr appointed
    director
  50. 2018-02-01
    ATKINS, Emma Diana appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 57 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·
4 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BAINBRIDGE, Louise resigned 2026-03-14; BOUCKLEY, Daniel resigned 2026-02-06; FOWLER, Sarah Louise resigned 2025-12-10

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Education & training · S postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
4G1 FOOTBALL ACADEMY LTD
16813583 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
53 DEGREES NORTH MEDIA ACADEMY CIC
16043320 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
A BEAUTIFUL MIND LTD
16224824 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
AALFY LTD
08527890 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
12y
ABILITY LIFT TRUCK TRAINING LTD
15406925 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
ACADEMIX LEARNING LIMITED
15412819 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
ACCOUNTANCY TUITION (SHEFFIELD) LIMITED
01331202 · est 1977 · no financials extracted
48y
ACE ANIMAL EQUINE EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED
06740196 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
17y
ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS CIC
13510961 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
ACTIVE COMMUNITY TRUST LTD
06489622 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
18y
ACTIVE EDUCATION ALTERNATIVE PROVISION CIC
14149382 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
ACTIVE PROVISION CIC
17065069 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2017-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Northern Gateway Enterprise Centre
Saltergate
Chesterfield
S40 1UT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (12 active · 11 resigned)

BISHTON, Joanne, Dr
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CALLAGHAN, Fiona Jane
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Garry Lee
director · ~48y · appointed 2026-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FEEK, Graham
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUNATILLEKE, Nammunikankanange Janak, Dr
director · ~45y · appointed 2026-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HASSELL, Christopher Andrew
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILL, Adam Mark
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAUGHTON, Jane Susan
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORTH, Rachel Mary
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POULTER, Gemma Elisabeth
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICH, Michael David
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHARDLOW, Mark Edward
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINS, Emma Diana
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-02-01 · resigned 2018-12-17
Resigned
BAINBRIDGE, Louise
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-03-12 · resigned 2026-03-14
Resigned
BERRY, Melanie Louise
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-07-20 · resigned 2020-03-11
Resigned
BOUCKLEY, Daniel
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-03-12 · resigned 2026-02-06
Resigned
FOWLER, Sarah Louise
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-07-20 · resigned 2025-12-10
Resigned
HART, Carol Ann, Cllr
director · ~85y · appointed 2018-02-05 · resigned 2025-12-09
Resigned
HIGTON, Derek Matthew
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-07-20 · resigned 2024-12-04
Resigned
IRONS, Richard
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-03-12 · resigned 2023-02-13
Resigned

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

Recent filings (57 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-31