ACTIVE GROWTH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13711366 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-29
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-33.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £33,377
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£958
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
-£33k
↓ 5.2% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£33k-£26k-£19k-£13k-£6k£1kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-33.4k£-31.7k
Current assets£1.1k£1.4k
Cash£958£1.1k
Debtors£100£280
Net assets£-33.4k£-31.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2021-10-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE GROWTH LIMITED
  6. 2021-10-29
    CLEMENTS, James Alexander appointed
    director
  7. 2021-10-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Jacqueline Dawn Clements
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control29/10/2021
Mr James Alexander Clements
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control29/10/2021

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
Incorporated2021-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

8 Patterson Road
London
SE19 2LD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CLEMENTS, James Alexander
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-10-29
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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-29