ACTIONSTEM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04082509 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-03
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 25.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · oldest 25.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-28➕SAMUEL, Stephen Raymond appointeddirector
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-08-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-08-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-08-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-08-02🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2019-08-02🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2019-08-02🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2019-08-02🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-08-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-08-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-09-15➖SAMUEL, Glyn resigneddirector
- 2007-04-10➕SAMUEL, Frances Mary appointeddirector
- 2005-05-03🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2003-07-22🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2001-05-03🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2001-04-06🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2000-12-07🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2000-12-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2000-12-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2000-10-05➕SAMUEL, Frances Mary appointedsecretary
- 2000-10-05➖BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-10-05➕SAMUEL, Glyn appointeddirector
- 2000-10-05➖DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIONSTEM LIMITED
- 2000-10-03➕BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-10-03➕DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Frances Mary Samuel Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Stephen Raymond Samuelceased 10/01/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
5 Commercial Road
Shepton Mallet
BA4 5BU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
SAMUEL, Frances Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-10-05
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SAMUEL, Frances Mary→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-04-10
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SAMUEL, Stephen Raymond→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2023-04-28
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BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-03 · resigned 2000-10-05
SAMUEL, Glyn→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · appointed 2000-10-05 · resigned 2011-09-15
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-03 · resigned 2000-10-05
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 03/05/2005 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/07/2003 | 02/08/2019 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 03/05/2001 | 02/08/2019 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/04/2001 | 02/08/2019 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/12/2000 | 02/08/2019 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/12/2000 | 02/08/2019 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/12/2000 | 02/08/2019 |
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Recent filings (91 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-20