ACTIVE LOAD INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11299445 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-09
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees300200

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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-08
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  4. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-05-02
    ➕
    BOSHER, Rachael Emma appointed
    director
  8. 2023-05-02
    ➖
    HEWITT, Lynne Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  9. 2023-05-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-05-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-05-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2022-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-10
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    second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
    capital · RP04SH01
  17. 2019-04-17
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  18. 2019-04-17
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  19. 2019-04-17
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  20. 2018-11-28
    ➕
    HEWITT, Jonathan appointed
    director
  21. 2018-06-13
    ➕
    HEWITT, Lynne Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  22. 2018-04-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE LOAD INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  23. 2018-04-09
    ➕
    HEWITT, Steven John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven John Hewitt
Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares29/08/2023
Mr Jonathan Hewitt
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/04/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steven John Hewittceased 02/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

28 Folly Green
Woodcote
Reading
RG8 0ND
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BOSHER, Rachael Emma→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-05-02
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Active
HEWITT, Jonathan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-11-28
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Active
HEWITT, Steven John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2018-04-09
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Active
HEWITT, Lynne Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2018-06-13 · resigned 2023-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08