ACTONDAIN LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02290781 · ltd · incorporated 1988-08-26
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 61900Other telecommunications activities
- 63990Other information service activities n.e.c.
- 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-07-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-05-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-02-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-31➖DENYER, Vivienne Linda resignedsecretary
- 1988-08-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTONDAIN LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Juliana Denyer Individual · Italian,Brazilian · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/07/2020 |
Denis William Denyer Individual · British · DOB 07/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Denis William Denyerceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
65 Wilkinson Road
Kempston
Bedford
MK42 7FR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
Active
DENYER, Vivienne Linda→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2016-01-31
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Recent filings (96 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-07-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14