AKTIV LEARNING LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12441393 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-04
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
£28.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -91% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
25 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £28,199
Very low cash
Cash position: £14
Cash draining
Cash down 91% YoY
Cash YoY
-91%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14
↓ 91% YoY
Net Worth
£28k
↑ 61% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£6k£11k£17k£23k£28kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£28.2k£17.5k
Cash£14£150
Net assets£28.2k£17.5k

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

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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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
    ➕
    FINLAYSON, David Laird appointed
    director
  2. 2026-04-16
    ➖
    FINLAYSON, David Laird resigned
    director
  3. 2026-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-04-16
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-12-06
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-27
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  7. 2024-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-01
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-06
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    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-03-25
    ➕
    FINLAYSON, Isobel Davina appointed
    director
  12. 2020-03-25
    ➖
    DUKE, Michael resigned
    director
  13. 2020-03-25
    ➕
    FINLAYSON, David Laird appointed
    director
  14. 2020-03-25
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2020-03-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  16. 2020-03-25
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  17. 2020-03-25
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  18. 2020-03-25
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  19. 2020-03-25
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  20. 2020-03-25
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  21. 2020-03-25
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    address · AD01
  22. 2020-03-25
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    officers · TM01
  23. 2020-02-04
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    Company incorporated
    As AKTIV LEARNING LTD
  24. 2020-02-04
    ➕
    DUKE, Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2020-02-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Laird Finlayson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/03/2020
Mrs Isobel Davina Finlayson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Fd Secretarial Ltdceased 25/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Whitby Court Abbey Road
Shepley
Huddersfield
West Yorks
HD8 8EL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FINLAYSON, David Laird→
director · ~70y · appointed 2026-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FINLAYSON, Isobel Davina→
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUKE, Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-02-04 · resigned 2020-03-25
Resigned
FINLAYSON, David Laird→
director · ~70y · appointed 2020-03-25 · resigned 2026-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-05-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-03-25