ACTON RECYCLING COMMUNITY

💤Zombieactive
03655787 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-10-26
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£31.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,222
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,940 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£31k
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£20k£27k£34kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£31.2k£33.2k
Current assets£31.9k£33.8k
Net assets£31.2k£33.2k

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
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-06-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-05-01
    ➕
    BABISZ, Agnieska Danuta appointed
    director
  5. 2026-05-01
    ➖
    BOHANE, Cathrine Brenda resigned
    director
  6. 2026-05-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-05
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-07-05
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  12. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-03-31
    ➖
    WOODFIELD, Kenneth Alan resigned
    director
  15. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2008-03-01
    ➖
    HUMPHRIES, Patricia resigned
    director
  22. 2006-11-01
    ➖
    MCGEADY, Joseph, Fr resigned
    director
  23. 2003-04-01
    ➖
    BELL, Keith resigned
    director
  24. 2003-04-01
    ➕
    BOHANE, Cathrine Brenda appointed
    director
  25. 2003-04-01
    ➖
    BOHANE, Francis Joseph resigned
    director
  26. 2000-11-01
    ➕
    BELL, Keith appointed
    director
  27. 2000-11-01
    ➕
    WOODFIELD, Kenneth Alan appointed
    director
  28. 1998-10-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTON RECYCLING COMMUNITY
  29. 1998-10-26
    ➕
    BELL, Catherine Ann appointed
    secretary
  30. 1998-10-26
    ➕
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1998-10-26
    ➖
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1998-10-26
    ➕
    BOHANE, Francis Joseph appointed
    director
  33. 1998-10-26
    ➕
    HUMPHRIES, Patricia appointed
    director
  34. 1998-10-26
    ➕
    MCGEADY, Joseph, Fr appointed
    director
  35. 1998-10-26
    ➕
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1998-10-26
    ➖
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Catherine Bell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence05/06/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Catherina Bohaneceased 01/05/2026· 75-100% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1998-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

148 South Ealing Road
London
W5 4QJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

BELL, Catherine Ann→
secretary · appointed 1998-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BABISZ, Agnieska Danuta→
director · ~54y · appointed 2026-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-10-26 · resigned 1998-10-26
Resigned
BELL, Keith→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-11-01 · resigned 2003-04-01
Resigned
BOHANE, Cathrine Brenda→
director · ~84y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2026-05-01
Resigned
BOHANE, Francis Joseph→
director · ~86y · appointed 1998-10-26 · resigned 2003-04-01
Resigned
HUMPHRIES, Patricia→
director · ~83y · appointed 1998-10-26 · resigned 2008-03-01
Resigned
MCGEADY, Joseph, Fr→
director · ~88y · appointed 1998-10-26 · resigned 2006-11-01
Resigned
WOODFIELD, Kenneth Alan→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-11-01 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-10-26 · resigned 1998-10-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-05
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-04