ACTORS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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04004650 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-31
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-8.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,578
Cash YoY
+210%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£447
↑ 210% YoY
Net Worth
-£9k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 8.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£9k-£7k-£5k-£2k-£464£2kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-8.6k£-7.3k
Current assets£1.4k£1.6k
Cash£447£144
Debtors£985£1.4k
Net assets£-8.6k£-7.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-05-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-11-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-11-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-11-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-11-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-10-01
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    THOMAS, Lee Gerald resigned
    director
  13. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-06-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2011-04-04
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    CARTER, Alan James resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-04-04
    ➖
    CARTER, Alan James resigned
    director
  21. 2011-04-04
    ➖
    POTTER, Kathleen Anne resigned
    director
  22. 2011-04-01
    ➕
    BOULTON, Caroline Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 2011-04-01
    ➕
    THOMAS, Lee Gerald appointed
    director
  24. 2008-04-03
    ➕
    CARTER, Alan James appointed
    director
  25. 2008-04-03
    ➖
    FOREMAN, Giles resigned
    director
  26. 2000-05-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTORS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  27. 2000-05-31
    ➕
    BREWER, Suzanne appointed
    nominee-secretary
  28. 2000-05-31
    ➖
    BREWER, Suzanne resigned
    nominee-secretary
  29. 2000-05-31
    ➕
    CARTER, Alan James appointed
    secretary
  30. 2000-05-31
    ➕
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointed
    nominee-director
  31. 2000-05-31
    ➖
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr resigned
    nominee-director
  32. 2000-05-31
    ➕
    FOREMAN, Giles appointed
    director
  33. 2000-05-31
    ➕
    POTTER, Kathleen Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Caroline Elizabeth Boulton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/09/2016
Mr Lee Gerald Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/09/2016

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
Incorporated2000-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

5 West Court
Enterprise Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME15 6JD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

BOULTON, Caroline Elizabeth→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREWER, Suzanne→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-31 · resigned 2000-05-31
Resigned
CARTER, Alan James→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-31 · resigned 2011-04-04
Resigned
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2000-05-31 · resigned 2000-05-31
Resigned
CARTER, Alan James→
director · ~83y · appointed 2008-04-03 · resigned 2011-04-04
Resigned
FOREMAN, Giles→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-05-31 · resigned 2008-04-03
Resigned
POTTER, Kathleen Anne→
director · ~82y · appointed 2000-05-31 · resigned 2011-04-04
Resigned
THOMAS, Lee Gerald→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2021-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-18