ACTIONWEST BUSINESS SYSTEMS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03470273 · ltd · incorporated 1997-11-24
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
£5.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 95110Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,078
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£5k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£59k
↓ 9.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.5k | £5.8k |
| Current assets | £58.6k | £64.7k |
| Net assets | £5.1k | £4.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-31➖KINGSBRIDGE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-12-31➖MAMMETT, Deborah Alison resignedsecretary
- 2009-12-31➕KINGSBRIDGE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-12-31➕KINGSBRIDGE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2009-12-31➖KINGSBRIDGE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2008-04-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2003-05-14➖CORDING, James resignedsecretary
- 2003-05-14➕MAMMETT, Deborah Alison appointedsecretary
- 2000-12-08➖MAMMATT, Jacqueline Valerie resignedsecretary
- 2000-02-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1999-12-23➕CORDING, James appointedsecretary
- 1997-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIONWEST BUSINESS SYSTEMS LIMITED
- 1997-11-24➕MAMMATT, Steven Christopher appointeddirector
- 1997-11-24➕MAMMATT, Jacqueline Valerie appointedsecretary
- 1997-11-24➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-11-24➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven Christopher Mammatt Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Unit 5 Orchard Industrial Estate
Lower Union Road
Kingsbridge
Devon
TQ7 1EG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
MAMMATT, Steven Christopher→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 1997-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CORDING, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-12-23 · resigned 2003-05-14
MAMMATT, Jacqueline Valerie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-11-24 · resigned 2000-12-08
MAMMETT, Deborah Alison→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-05-14 · resigned 2009-12-31
KINGSBRIDGE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-12-31 · resigned 2012-03-31
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-11-24 · resigned 1997-11-24
KINGSBRIDGE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2009-12-31 · resigned 2009-12-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 18/04/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 28/02/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (79 total)
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2023-12-06
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2023-11-27
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2022-12-23
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2022-11-24
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2021-12-23
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2021-12-07
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2020-12-22
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2020-11-24
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2019-11-28
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2019-11-18
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2018-12-04