ACTEON MIDDLE EAST AND FAR EAST INVESTMENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06435813 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-23
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.9y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-01➕BOUFFARD, Brice Marc René appointeddirector
- 2025-06-01➖GRANT, Matthew William Alan resigneddirector
- 2025-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-05-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-02📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-01-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-01-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-04-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-02🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-20📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-09-20📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-09-20📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-09-08📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-09-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-08-31➕WHITNEY, Diana Mary appointedsecretary
- 2023-08-31➖ALTHEN, Rolf resignedsecretary
- 2022-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-08-26📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-08-26📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-05-10➕ALTHEN, Rolf appointedsecretary
- 2021-05-10➖OVENDEN, Kevin Francis resignedsecretary
- 2021-01-08➖OVENDEN, Kevin Francis resigneddirector
- 2012-11-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2012-11-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2008-06-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC as Trustee for Itself and the Finance Parties (The Security Trustee)
- 2007-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTEON MIDDLE EAST AND FAR EAST INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2007-11-23➕OVENDEN, Kevin Francis appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-23➕GRANT, Matthew William Alan appointeddirector
- 2007-11-23➕OVENDEN, Kevin Francis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Acteon Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Acteon Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACTEON MIDDLE EAST AND FAR EAST INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · 06435813
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acteon Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Kingfisher House
1 Gilders Way
Norwich
Norfolk
NR3 1UB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
WHITNEY, Diana Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOUFFARD, Brice Marc René→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-06-01
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ALTHEN, Rolf→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-05-10 · resigned 2023-08-31
OVENDEN, Kevin Francis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-11-23 · resigned 2021-05-10
GRANT, Matthew William Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2007-11-23 · resigned 2025-06-01
OVENDEN, Kevin Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-11-23 · resigned 2021-01-08
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Supplemental deed | 1 property | 30/11/2012 | 02/04/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC as Trustee for Itself and the Finance Parties (The Security Trustee) | Security accession deed | 1 property | 24/06/2008 | 13/11/2012 |
Recent filings (85 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-02
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-01-02
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-09-20