ACTIONTRAX LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04699195 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-17
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-31.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £31,582
Cash YoY
-34%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↓ 34% YoY
Net Worth
-£32k
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£32k-£17k-£2k£13k£28k£43kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-31.6k£-29.7k
Current assets£27.9k£43.4k
Cash£21.9k£33.0k
Debtors£6.0k£10.4k
Net assets£-31.6k£-32.4k

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

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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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-08
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  3. 2025-11-18
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  4. 2025-03-14
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  5. 2024-03-30
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  6. 2022-10-10
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  7. 2022-01-27
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  8. 2020-12-18
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  9. 2020-03-19
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  10. 2019-08-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-08-22
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  12. 2019-03-22
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  13. 2018-03-28
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  14. 2017-04-26
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-03-24
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  16. 2014-06-17
    ➖
    CRUSH, Hayley Louise resigned
    secretary
  17. 2009-10-01
    ➕
    TURNER, Shaun Fredrick appointed
    director
  18. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    TURNER, Shaun Fredrick resigned
    director
  19. 2003-03-18
    ➕
    CRUSH, Hayley Louise appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-03-18
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-03-18
    ➕
    TURNER, Shaun Fredrick appointed
    director
  22. 2003-03-18
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-03-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIONTRAX LIMITED
  24. 2003-03-17
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-03-17
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Shaun Fredrick Turner
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares08/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

714 London Road
Larkfield
Aylesford
Kent
ME20 6BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

TURNER, Shaun Fredrick→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRUSH, Hayley Louise→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2014-06-17
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-17 · resigned 2003-03-18
Resigned
TURNER, Shaun Fredrick→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-17 · resigned 2003-03-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
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accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-28