ANGLING ACTIVE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC194095 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees20001700

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-18
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2023-04-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2023-03-23
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2023-03-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2023-03-20
    ➕
    GRANTHAM, Christopher Martin appointed
    secretary
  9. 2023-03-20
    ➖
    GRANTHAM, Linda resigned
    secretary
  10. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-11-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-08-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2004-05-04
    ➕
    GRANTHAM, Christopher Martin appointed
    director
  20. 2004-05-04
    ➖
    HEATH, Michael John resigned
    director
  21. 1999-03-22
    ➕
    GRANTHAM, Martin appointed
    director
  22. 1999-03-22
    ➕
    GRANTHAM, Linda appointed
    secretary
  23. 1999-03-22
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1999-03-22
    ➕
    HEATH, Michael John appointed
    director
  25. 1999-03-22
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1999-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGLING ACTIVE LIMITED
  27. 1999-03-08
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1999-03-08
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Martin Grantham
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/11/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Martin Granthamceased 18/11/2019· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated1999-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640

Registered office

Stirling Agricultural Centre
Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4RN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

GRANTHAM, Christopher Martin→
secretary · appointed 2023-03-20
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Active
GRANTHAM, Christopher Martin→
director · ~45y · appointed 2004-05-04
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Active
GRANTHAM, Martin→
director · ~78y · appointed 1999-03-22
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Active
GRANTHAM, Linda→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-22 · resigned 2023-03-20
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-08 · resigned 1999-03-22
Resigned
HEATH, Michael John→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-03-22 · resigned 2004-05-04
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-03-08 · resigned 1999-03-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property31/08/2011—
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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-04-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-03-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12