ACTIVE WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11580423 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-20
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
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (71/100)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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2018-09-20➕POWELL, Sarah appointedsecretary
- 2018-09-20➕POWELL, Adrian appointeddirector
- 2018-09-20➕POWELL, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2018-09-20➕TARSEY, Angela appointeddirector
- 2018-09-20➕TARSEY, Colin appointeddirector
- 2018-09-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| 196 TILEHURST ROAD (READING) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 05944781 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 3C ASSOCIATES LTD.→ 02325778 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| 8 CRAVEN ROAD NEWBURY LIMITED→ 02523992 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| A1 KITCHENS LIMITED→ 09544242 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ABERARDER WIND FARM LLP→ OC398487 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ABGO EQUIPMENT SALES LIMITED→ 01222308 · est 1975 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 50y | — | — |
| ACCOLADE PROPERTIES LLP→ OC427094 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACCRUE (MAIDENHEAD) LLP→ OC436985 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACORN PROPERTY PARTNERSHIP LLP→ OC439577 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACS ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED→ 05313584 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ACS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→ 06751911 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ACTUAL CONSULTING LTD→ 09164139 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Unit 4 Headley Park 10 Headley Road East
Woodley
Berkshire
RG5 4SW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
Active
POWELL, Adrian→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-09-20
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POWELL, Sarah→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-09-20
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TARSEY, Angela→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-09-20
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TARSEY, Colin→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2018-09-20
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-19