AACTOR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03538628 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-01
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.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company 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. 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 (79/100)

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

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
72 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2017-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-01-01
    ➖
    BENTLEY, Harriet Evelyn resigned
    secretary
  17. 2001-02-01
    ➖
    BUTTERFIELD, Christine Anne resigned
    director
  18. 2001-01-31
    ➕
    GWILT, Charles Frederick appointed
    director
  19. 1998-05-24
    ➕
    BENTLEY, Harriet Evelyn appointed
    secretary
  20. 1998-05-24
    ➕
    BUTTERFIELD, Christine Anne appointed
    director
  21. 1998-04-21
    ➖
    SEMKEN LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1998-04-21
    ➖
    LUFMER LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1998-04-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AACTOR LIMITED
  24. 1998-04-01
    ➕
    SEMKEN LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1998-04-01
    ➕
    LUFMER LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Frederick Gwilt
Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/05/2016

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
Incorporated1998-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2nd Floor, Unicorn House
Station Close
Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
EN6 1TL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

GWILT, Charles Frederick→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENTLEY, Harriet Evelyn→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-24 · resigned 2016-01-01
Resigned
SEMKEN LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 1998-04-21
Resigned
BUTTERFIELD, Christine Anne→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-05-24 · resigned 2001-02-01
Resigned
LUFMER LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 1998-04-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-25