ACTIVON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC646068 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-04
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 Dec 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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, 1 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-12-31

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
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-09-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-14
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-12-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-12-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-11-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-11-11
    BICKERTON, Oksana resigned
    director
  12. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-11-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-11-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-11-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-11-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVON LIMITED
  19. 2019-11-04
    BICKERTON, Scott appointed
    director
  20. 2019-11-04
    BICKERTON, Oksana appointed
    director
  21. 2019-11-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-31

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Bickerton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/11/2019
Mrs Oksana Bickerton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/11/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-11-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Unit 4, Ailsa Business Park Ailsa Road
Irvine Industrial Estate
Irvine
KA12 8LN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-12-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BICKERTON, Scott
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-11-04
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Active
BICKERTON, Oksana
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-11-04 · resigned 2022-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30