ACTIVE FUTURES LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
13897844 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-07
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-23.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £23,721

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£735
Net Worth
-£24k
Current Assets
£815
Current Liabilities
-£24k-£19k-£14k-£9k-£4k£815Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-23.7k
Current assets£815
Cash£735
Debtors£80
Net assets£-23.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-28
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-02-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-21
    TAYLOR, Joseph resigned
    director
  5. 2025-11-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-02-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-09
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE FUTURES LIMITED
  11. 2022-02-07
    ATTERBURY, William Richard James appointed
    director
  12. 2022-02-07
    FRASER-WADE, Christopher appointed
    director
  13. 2022-02-07
    TAYLOR, Joseph appointed
    director
  14. 2022-02-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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

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: 2026-02-20

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Richard James Atterbury
Individual · British · DOB 02/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/02/2022

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
Incorporated2022-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

1st Floor 50 High Street
Cosham
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3AG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-06

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ATTERBURY, William Richard James
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-02-07
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Active
FRASER-WADE, Christopher
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-02-07
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Active
TAYLOR, Joseph
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-02-07 · resigned 2026-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-02-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-07