AACTION ELECTRONICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02325055 · ltd · incorporated 1988-12-05
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Investigation activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (68/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,009

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£12k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-30
Total assets£2.4k
Current assets£11.9k
Net assets£1.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-21
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-13
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-08
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-07
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2016-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-08-21
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-07-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-28
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2014-09-01
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2008-09-01
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    RIGBY, Ronald resigned
    secretary
  17. 2002-03-14
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    RIGBY, Ronald appointed
    secretary
  18. 1999-06-24
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    BRYAN, Keith Leonard appointed
    secretary
  19. 1999-06-24
    ➖
    RIGBY, Ronald resigned
    secretary
  20. 1997-09-30
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    RIGBY, Edward resigned
    director
  21. 1988-12-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AACTION ELECTRONICS LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ronald Rigby
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1988-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80300 — Investigation activities

Registered office

Fairlawn 679 Chester Road
Great Sutton
Ellesmere Port
Cheshire
CH66 2LN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BRYAN, Keith Leonard→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RIGBY, Ronald→
director · ~63y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RIGBY, Ronald→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-14 · resigned 2008-09-01
Resigned
RIGBY, Ronald→
secretary · resigned 1999-06-24
Resigned
RIGBY, Edward→
director · ~87y · resigned 1997-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-30