ACTIV8 SERVICES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

11979140 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-03

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 May 2025

Net worth

£240

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

15 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £240

Net assets shrinking

Down £2,743 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£240

↓ 92% YoY

Current Assets

£508

↓ 83% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£240	£3.0k
Current assets	£508	£3.0k
Net assets	£240	£3.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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2025-03-26
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2024-02-29
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accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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accounts · AA
2022-02-27
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accounts · AA
2020-06-29
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accounts · AA
2019-05-13
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officers · AP01
2019-05-03
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Company incorporated
As ACTIV8 SERVICES LTD
2019-05-03
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BOYLE, Lisa Jane appointed
director
2019-05-03
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BOYLE, Simon appointed
director
2019-05-03
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100

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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Simon Boyle Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	03/05/2019
Mrs Lisa Jane Boyle Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	03/05/2019

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

Incorporated2019-05-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

27 Thorneside

Denton

Manchester

M34 3TB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-16

Last: 2026-05-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BOYLE, Lisa Jane→

director · ~52y · appointed 2019-05-03

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BOYLE, Simon→

director · ~52y · appointed 2019-05-03

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