ACT DIRECT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03917469 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-01
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (76/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees20

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-06-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-05-22
    ➖
    TEJRAR, Rozmina resigned
    secretary
  4. 2026-05-22
    ➖
    TEJRAR, Rozmina resigned
    director
  5. 2025-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2020-01-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-01-24
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-01-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-01-09
    ➕
    TEJRAR, Rozmina appointed
    director
  17. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2000-02-02
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-02-02
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2000-02-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACT DIRECT LIMITED
  23. 2000-02-01
    ➕
    TEJRAR, Zuli appointed
    director
  24. 2000-02-01
    ➕
    TEJRAR, Rozmina appointed
    secretary
  25. 2000-02-01
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2000-02-01
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: TEJRAR, Rozmina resigned 2026-05-22; TEJRAR, Rozmina resigned 2026-05-22

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rozmina Tejrar
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/01/2020
Mr Zuli Tejrar
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2000-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

3 Brosnan Drive
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 0GD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

TEJRAR, Zuli→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEJRAR, Rozmina→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-01 · resigned 2026-05-22
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-02-01 · resigned 2000-02-02
Resigned
TEJRAR, Rozmina→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-01-09 · resigned 2026-05-22
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-02-01 · resigned 2000-02-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-30