ACTON FIELD CAMPSITE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04416197 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-15
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
£66.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 55300
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). 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 (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £66,247

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£42k
Net Worth
£66k
Current Assets
£43k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-04-30
Total assets£66.8k
Current assets£42.7k
Cash£41.8k
Debtors£919
Net assets£66.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
8
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
9
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-05-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-05-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-05-27
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-05-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-05-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2026-05-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2026-04-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2026-04-01
    ➕
    MURRAY, Michael Henry appointed
    director
  10. 2026-04-01
    ➖
    MURRAY, Michael Henry resigned
    director
  11. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2025-04-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2025-04-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2025-04-08
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-04-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2020-04-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2002-06-26
    ➕
    MURRAY, Valerie Caroline appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-06-26
    ➕
    MURRAY, Michael Henry appointed
    director
  23. 2002-06-21
    ➖
    VENTURE NOMINEES (1) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2002-06-21
    ➖
    VENTURE NOMINEES (2) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2002-04-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTON FIELD CAMPSITE LIMITED
  26. 2002-04-15
    ➕
    VENTURE NOMINEES (1) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2002-04-15
    ➕
    VENTURE NOMINEES (2) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Valerie Caroline Murray
Individual · British · DOB 11/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Michael Henry Murray
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Michael Henry Murrayceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2002-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55300 — SIC 55300

Registered office

Herston Cross House
230 High Street
Swanage
Dorset
BH19 2PQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MURRAY, Valerie Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRAY, Michael Henry→
director · ~79y · appointed 2026-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VENTURE NOMINEES (1) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-04-15 · resigned 2002-06-21
Resigned
MURRAY, Michael Henry→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-06-26 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned
VENTURE NOMINEES (2) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2002-04-15 · resigned 2002-06-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15