ACTION CONSULTING (UK) LTD

🌳Matureactive

05972650 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-20

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

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£42.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -37% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £42,648

Net assets shrinking

Down £8,380 YoY

Cash YoY

-37%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£44k

↓ 37% YoY

Net Worth

£43k

↓ 16% YoY

Current Assets

£54k

↓ 23% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£43.8k	£54.1k
Current assets	£54.1k	£70.6k
Cash	£44.3k	£69.9k
Debtors	£9.8k	£683
Net assets	£42.6k	£51.0k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-07-14
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2023-07-25
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2022-07-28
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2021-07-31
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2020-07-31
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2019-05-01
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2018-07-10
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2017-10-25
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2017-10-24
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2017-10-23
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2017-08-11
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2017-06-26
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2016-10-27
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2006-10-20
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Company incorporated
As ACTION CONSULTING (UK) LTD
2006-10-20
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MANSFIELD, Susan Edwina appointed
secretary
2006-10-20
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MOORE, Philip John appointed
director
2006-10-20
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MOORE, Susan, Mrs. appointed
director
2006-10-20
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-10-20
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2006-10-20
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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2006-10-20
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

91/100

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 73 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 20 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Philip John Moore Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs. Susan Moore Individual · British · DOB 12/1953 · age 73	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	30/09/2017

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

Incorporated2006-10-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

80 High Street

Henlow

Bedfordshire

SG16 6AB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-01

Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MANSFIELD, Susan Edwina→

secretary · appointed 2006-10-20

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Active

MOORE, Philip John→

director · ~71y · appointed 2006-10-20

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Active

MOORE, Susan, Mrs.→

director · ~73y · appointed 2006-10-20

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-20 · resigned 2006-10-20

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-20 · resigned 2006-10-20

Resigned

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