ACT.R RETAIL LTD

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04409443 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
72 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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  2. 2025-01-27
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  3. 2024-03-14
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  4. 2023-02-10
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  5. 2022-01-17
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  6. 2021-03-31
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  7. 2019-12-30
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  8. 2019-05-16
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  9. 2018-12-30
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  10. 2017-12-29
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  11. 2017-12-29
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  12. 2016-12-30
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  13. 2016-06-02
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  14. 2015-12-31
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  15. 2015-04-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-02-27
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    DHILLON, Binder resigned
    secretary
  17. 2012-05-27
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    DHILLON, Binder resigned
    director
  18. 2012-04-04
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    SEKHON, Balwinder Singh appointed
    director
  19. 2011-01-01
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    SINGH, Ajit resigned
    director
  20. 2010-02-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2007-10-01
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    DHILLON, Jagraj Singh resigned
    director
  22. 2007-10-01
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    SINGH, Ajit appointed
    director
  23. 2002-08-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2002-04-24
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    DHILLON, Binder appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-04-24
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    DHILLON, Binder appointed
    director
  26. 2002-04-24
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    DHILLON, Jagraj Singh appointed
    director
  27. 2002-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ACT.R RETAIL LTD
  28. 2002-04-04
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-04-04
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
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  30. 2002-04-04
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
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  31. 2002-04-04
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Balwinder Singh Sekhon
Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares · firm interest01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2002-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

113 113 Riverwalk
Shopping City
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 2BX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

SEKHON, Balwinder Singh→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DHILLON, Binder→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-24 · resigned 2013-02-27
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-04 · resigned 2002-04-04
Resigned
DHILLON, Binder→
director · ~52y · appointed 2002-04-24 · resigned 2012-05-27
Resigned
DHILLON, Jagraj Singh→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-04-24 · resigned 2007-10-01
Resigned
SINGH, Ajit→
director · ~89y · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2011-01-01
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-04 · resigned 2002-04-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
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Outstanding
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Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property01/08/200218/02/2010

Recent filings (72 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-05-16