ACTIVE ORBIT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12608486 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-97.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £97,729

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£98k
↑ 6.5% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 91% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£105k-£47k£11k£69k£127k£185kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-30
Total assets£-97.7k£-104.6k
Current assets£16.1k£184.7k
Net assets£-97.7k£-104.6k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-03-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-02-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-08-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-08-17
    PEYTON, Leo resigned
    director
  12. 2023-08-17
    SMALLEY, Alan David resigned
    director
  13. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-01-10
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  15. 2022-12-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2022-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-12-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2022-12-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  20. 2022-06-30
    PEYTON, Leo appointed
    director
  21. 2022-06-30
    SMALLEY, Alan David appointed
    director
  22. 2022-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-01-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  24. 2021-05-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  25. 2020-12-04
    RAYNER, Mark Anthony resigned
    director
  26. 2020-09-10
    RALPH, Christopher resigned
    director
  27. 2020-07-25
    RALPH, Christopher appointed
    director
  28. 2020-05-28
    FLOWER, Rachel Jane appointed
    director
  29. 2020-05-28
    FLOWER, Rachel Jane appointed
    director
  30. 2020-05-28
    FLOWER, Rachel Jane resigned
    director
  31. 2020-05-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE ORBIT LIMITED
  32. 2020-05-18
    RAYNER, Mark Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-18

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rachel Jane Flower
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
sig. influencesignificant influence28/05/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Anthony Raynerceased 04/12/2020· 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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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

5&6 Manor Court Manor Garth
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO11 3TU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-12-18OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-04

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

FLOWER, Rachel Jane
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-05-28
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Active
FLOWER, Rachel Jane
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-05-28 · resigned 2020-05-28
Resigned
PEYTON, Leo
director · ~55y · appointed 2022-06-30 · resigned 2023-08-17
Resigned
RALPH, Christopher
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-07-25 · resigned 2020-09-10
Resigned
RAYNER, Mark Anthony
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-05-18 · resigned 2020-12-04
Resigned
SMALLEY, Alan David
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-06-30 · resigned 2023-08-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16