ACTABILITY LTD

🌳Matureactive
05640965 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-11-30
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-17
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    JONES, Gary Steven resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-11-17
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    JONES, Gary Steven resigned
    director
  4. 2025-11-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-11-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-11-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-08-20
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  8. 2024-09-02
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  9. 2023-08-23
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  10. 2022-09-05
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  11. 2021-09-04
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  12. 2020-09-01
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  13. 2019-09-04
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  14. 2018-08-21
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  15. 2017-08-30
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  16. 2016-09-07
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-12-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2009-11-30
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    BAMLETT, Paul resigned
    director
  19. 2009-11-13
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Tony James resigned
    secretary
  20. 2009-11-13
    ➖
    BOWE, Melanie May resigned
    director
  21. 2009-11-13
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Tony James resigned
    director
  22. 2009-10-31
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    MULLARKEY, Isabelle Helena appointed
    director
  23. 2009-10-31
    ➕
    WRENTMORE, John Leonard appointed
    director
  24. 2009-10-31
    ➕
    JONES, Gary Steven appointed
    secretary
  25. 2009-10-31
    ➕
    JONES, Gary Steven appointed
    director
  26. 2005-11-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTABILITY LTD
  27. 2005-11-30
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Tony James appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-11-30
    ➕
    BAMLETT, Paul appointed
    director
  29. 2005-11-30
    ➕
    BOWE, Melanie May appointed
    director
  30. 2005-11-30
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Tony James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: JONES, Gary Steven resigned 2025-11-17; JONES, Gary Steven resigned 2025-11-17

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Leonard Wrentmore
Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72
—25–50%25-50% voting30/11/2016
Mrs Isabelle Helena Mullarkey
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
—25–50%25-50% voting30/11/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gary Steven Jonesceased 17/11/2025· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2005-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

29 Linkside Road
Bishop's Stortford
CM23 5LR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MULLARKEY, Isabelle Helena→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRENTMORE, John Leonard→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Gary Steven→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-31 · resigned 2025-11-17
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Tony James→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-30 · resigned 2009-11-13
Resigned
BAMLETT, Paul→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-11-30 · resigned 2009-11-30
Resigned
BOWE, Melanie May→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-11-30 · resigned 2009-11-13
Resigned
JONES, Gary Steven→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-10-31 · resigned 2025-11-17
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Tony James→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-11-30 · resigned 2009-11-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30