ACTIONGOLDEN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03247478 · ltd · incorporated 1996-09-09

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Sept 2024

Net worth

£65.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68100Buying and selling of own real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £65,806

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£66k

↑ 1.5% YoY

Current Assets

£66k

↓ 1.9% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£65.8k	£64.9k
Current assets	£66.1k	£67.4k
Net assets	£65.8k	£64.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

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filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

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1996-09-24
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HACKETT, Gerard Paul appointed
secretary
1996-09-24
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HACKETT, Gerard Paul appointed
director
1996-09-24
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HACKETT, Penelope Sue appointed
director
1996-09-24
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
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1996-09-24
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
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1996-09-09
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Company incorporated
As ACTIONGOLDEN LIMITED
1996-09-09
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
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1996-09-09
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
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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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 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 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gerard Paul Hackett Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 01/1959 · age 67	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	16/04/2016

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

Incorporated1996-09-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

6 Bocking Place

Courtauld Road

Braintree

Essex

CM7 9BT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-20

Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HACKETT, Gerard Paul→

secretary · appointed 1996-09-24

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Active

HACKETT, Gerard Paul→

director · ~67y · appointed 1996-09-24

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Active

HACKETT, Penelope Sue→

director · ~77y · appointed 1996-09-24

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Active

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-09-09 · resigned 1996-09-24

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-09-09 · resigned 1996-09-24

Resigned

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