ACTIONFRONT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03007676 · ltd · incorporated 1995-01-09
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 30.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 30.0y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees9900

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-12-12
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  4. 2024-11-26
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-02
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-07-01
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Richard Stephen appointed
    director
  13. 2020-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2018-02-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2018-02-14
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    Charge satisfied #3
  20. 2018-02-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2018-02-14
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2014-11-07
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    JOHNSON, Philip Andrew resigned
    director
  23. 2007-12-22
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Elaine Ann appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-12-22
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Philip Andrew resigned
    secretary
  25. 1998-03-02
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  26. 1998-01-05
    ➖
    GOODWIN, Neil Owen resigned
    secretary
  27. 1998-01-05
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Elaine Ann resigned
    secretary
  28. 1997-07-18
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Philip Andrew appointed
    director
  29. 1996-05-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  30. 1996-05-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  31. 1996-05-13
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Philip Andrew appointed
    secretary
  32. 1996-02-09
    ➕
    GOODWIN, Neil Owen appointed
    secretary
  33. 1995-02-14
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Stephen Bernard appointed
    director
  34. 1995-02-14
    ➖
    BREWER, Suzanne resigned
    nominee-secretary
  35. 1995-02-14
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Elaine Ann appointed
    secretary
  36. 1995-02-14
    ➖
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr resigned
    nominee-director
  37. 1995-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIONFRONT LIMITED
  38. 1995-01-09
    ➕
    BREWER, Suzanne appointed
    nominee-secretary
  39. 1995-01-09
    ➕
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointed
    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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WILLIAMS, Richard Stephen (same surname) appointed 2021-07-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 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 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Bernard Williams
Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22190 — SIC 22190

Registered office

Unit 2 Speed Road
Barnfield Industrial Estate
Tipton
West Midlands
DY4 9DX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Elaine Ann→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Richard Stephen→
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Stephen Bernard→
director · ~70y · appointed 1995-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREWER, Suzanne→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-01-09 · resigned 1995-02-14
Resigned
GOODWIN, Neil Owen→
secretary · appointed 1996-02-09 · resigned 1998-01-05
Resigned
JOHNSON, Philip Andrew→
secretary · appointed 1996-05-13 · resigned 2007-12-22
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Elaine Ann→
secretary · appointed 1995-02-14 · resigned 1998-01-05
Resigned
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1995-01-09 · resigned 1995-02-14
Resigned
JOHNSON, Philip Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 1997-07-18 · resigned 2014-11-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage deed1 property02/03/199814/02/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property31/05/199614/02/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property23/05/199614/02/2018

Recent filings (100 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-12-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-03