ACTIVE COMMODITIES LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14670787 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-17
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£136.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46120
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46370Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £136,292

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£35k
Net Worth
£136k
Current Assets
£225k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-30
Total assets£136.3k
Current assets£225.3k
Cash£34.8k
Debtors£190.5k
Net assets£136.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-02-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE COMMODITIES LIMITED
  6. 2023-02-17
    HULME, David Robert appointed
    director
  7. 2023-02-17
    POTTER, James David appointed
    director
  8. 2023-02-17
    SPURLING, Jonathan Henry Charles appointed
    director
  9. 2023-02-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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 James David Potter
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
2550%
25-50% shares17/02/2023
Mr David Robert Hulme
Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45
2550%
25-50% shares17/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46120 — SIC 46120

Registered office

6 Brook Street
London
W1S 1BB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HULME, David Robert
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-02-17
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Active
POTTER, James David
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-02-17
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Active
SPURLING, Jonathan Henry Charles
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-02-17
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-17