ACTION PLANNING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03087352 · ltd · incorporated 1995-08-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£661
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62030Computer facilities management activities
- 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). 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 (75/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 £661
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,133 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£661
↓ 92% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.0k | £9.2k |
| Current assets | £22.5k | £30.2k |
| Net assets | £661 | £7.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-08-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1995-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTION PLANNING LIMITED
- 1995-08-03➕TRAPP, Angela Kay appointedsecretary
- 1995-08-03➕TRAPP, Charles Clive appointeddirector
- 1995-08-03➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-08-03➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-08-03➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-08-03➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charles Clive Trapp Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Charles Clive Trapp Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
14 Hill Street, Upper Gornal
Dudley
West Midlands
DY3 2DF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
TRAPP, Charles Clive→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 1995-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-08-03 · resigned 1995-08-03
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-08-03 · resigned 1995-08-03
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Recent filings (75 total)
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2025-10-02
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2025-08-05
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2024-08-19
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2024-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2021-12-21
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2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2021-01-05
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2020-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2019-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2019-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-21