ACTIV8 ACCOUNTING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12190262 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
14 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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIV8 ACCOUNTING LTD
- 2019-09-05➕STONES-UPEX, Faye appointeddirector
- 2019-09-05➕UPEX, Mark Andrew appointeddirector
- 2019-09-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
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Mrs Faye Stones-Upex Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/09/2019 |
Mr Mark Andrew Upex Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/09/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A G BROOKES LTD→ 14326037 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACEWELD AND SUPPLIES LIMITED→ 16225954 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACG ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED→ 15429463 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACL FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 08372871 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ACQUIRING & RETIRING LTD→ 09863090 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ACTAVIS UK GROUP LIMITED→ 09603816 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ACTIV8 PAYROLL LIMITED→ 14113131 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACTIVE CARS LTD→ 06213025 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ADAMS ACCOUNTANCY UK LTD→ 06893437 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ADEL PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LTD→ 11639455 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ADEPT SITE SERVICES LTD→ 12853541 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
St. Oswald House
St. Oswald Street
Castleford
WF10 1DH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STONES-UPEX, Faye→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
UPEX, Mark Andrew→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-09-05
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-09-05