ACTIVE PATHWAYS GROUP LTD

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16144857 · ltd · incorporated 2024-12-19
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (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: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 0.5y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
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
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2025-12-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-12-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Metro Bank PLC
  4. 2025-12-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Metro Bank PLC
  5. 2025-12-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-06-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2025-06-24
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2025-06-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2025-06-17
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2025-06-17
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  11. 2025-06-13
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2025-06-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2025-06-12
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  14. 2025-06-12
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  15. 2025-06-11
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  16. 2025-06-11
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  17. 2025-06-11
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  18. 2025-06-11
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2025-03-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  20. 2024-12-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE PATHWAYS GROUP LTD
  21. 2024-12-19
    COOMBES, Sydney appointed
    director
  22. 2024-12-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-06-11: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sydney Coombes
Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/12/2024

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
Incorporated2024-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities

Registered office

Strawberry Fields Hub
Euxton Lane
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 1PS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

COOMBES, Sydney
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-12-19
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Metro Bank
Metro Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/12/2025
outstanding
Metro Bank
Metro Bank PLC
A registered charge2 properties12/12/2025
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Recent filings (19 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-17
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-06-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-12
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-06-12
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-06-11
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-06-11