ACTUWIZE LTD
💤Zombieactive
06633480 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-30
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£30.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £30,259
Cash YoY
-25%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£26k
↓ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£30k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £30.4k | £24.8k |
| Current assets | £44.5k | £36.6k |
| Cash | £25.7k | £34.1k |
| Debtors | £18.8k | £2.5k |
| Net assets | £30.3k | £24.6k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-08-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-08-11➖SHEEHAN, Jan resignedsecretary
- 2008-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTUWIZE LTD
- 2008-06-30➕SHEEHAN, John appointeddirector
- 2008-06-30➕SHEEHAN, Jan appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Edmund Sheehan Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Edmund Sheehanceased 14/08/2017· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AEROQUAL CONSULTANTS LTD→ 15941601 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| AGENTIC PARTNERS LTD→ 16609550 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AIB ACCOUNTING LTD→ 11480691 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AIGM LTD→ 16858351 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AIR TALENT GROUP LTD→ 15462267 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AIRDRIE VETS4PETS LIMITED→ 07664354 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AIROSYS LTD→ 03685063 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
345 Courthill House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-23
Last: 2026-06-09
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
SHEEHAN, John→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2008-06-30
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SHEEHAN, Jan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-06-30 · resigned 2017-08-11
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Recent filings (52 total)
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2025-06-24
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2025-06-02
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2024-09-05
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2024-08-02
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2024-06-24
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2023-12-19
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2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2022-12-21
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officers · CH01
2022-11-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
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2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-22