ACTICOM MARKETING LTD.

💤Zombieactive
02904220 · ltd · incorporated 1994-03-03
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 58190Other publishing activities
  • 73120Media representation services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-31
Average employees100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-07
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-11-06
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  5. 2024-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-27
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-22
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  13. 2019-11-10
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    SHIN, Kyong Chan resigned
    director
  14. 2018-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-25
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-09-25
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-09-24
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    LEE, Hyun resigned
    director
  18. 2018-09-24
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    SHIN, Kyong Chan appointed
    director
  19. 2017-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2007-07-09
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    LEE, Hyun appointed
    director
  21. 2002-01-01
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    SHIN, Young Kyun resigned
    director
  22. 2002-01-01
    ➖
    SHIN BS, Kyong Chan (Lucia) resigned
    director
  23. 2001-10-12
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    RHEE, Joseph Young appointed
    director
  24. 2001-10-12
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    RHEE, Joseph Young resigned
    director
  25. 1996-05-01
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    SHIN, Young Kyun appointed
    director
  26. 1996-05-01
    ➕
    SHIN BS, Kyong Chan (Lucia) appointed
    director
  27. 1996-05-01
    ➖
    VASSILIADES, Zeno resigned
    director
  28. 1994-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTICOM MARKETING LTD.

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

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 68. 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 32 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 Hyun Tag Shin
Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1994-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

8 Marlingdene Close
Hampton
Middlesex
TW12 3BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

SHIN, Hyun Tag→
secretary
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Active
SHIN, Hyun Tag→
director · ~68y
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Active
LEE, Hyun→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-07-09 · resigned 2018-09-24
Resigned
RHEE, Joseph Young→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-10-12 · resigned 2001-10-12
Resigned
SHIN, Kyong Chan→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-09-24 · resigned 2019-11-10
Resigned
SHIN, Young Kyun→
director · ~98y · appointed 1996-05-01 · resigned 2002-01-01
Resigned
SHIN BS, Kyong Chan (Lucia)→
director · ~66y · appointed 1996-05-01 · resigned 2002-01-01
Resigned
VASSILIADES, Zeno→
director · ~56y · resigned 1996-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18