ACTUS INDUSTRIES LIMITED

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06641015 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-08
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£2.18M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,177,380
Cash YoY
-31%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£264k
↓ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£2.2m
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£435k£871k£1.3m£1.7m£2.2mAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£3.41M£3.15M
Current assets£1.03M£910.5k
Cash£264.3k£385.0k
Debtors£762.6k£520.0k
Net assets£2.18M£1.90M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-07-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-07-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-07-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-09-28
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    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2020-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-12-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Brixton (Metropolitan Park) 1 Limited
  19. 2010-08-25
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    WILSON PARTNERS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2008-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTUS INDUSTRIES LIMITED
  21. 2008-07-08
    ➕
    MARTIN, Andrew Francis appointed
    director
  22. 2008-07-08
    ➕
    WILSON, Allan appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-07-08
    ➖
    WILSON, Allan resigned
    secretary
  24. 2008-07-08
    ➕
    WILSON PARTNERS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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 Andrew Francis Martin
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77291 — Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment

Registered office

C/O Wilson Partners Limited Tor
Saint-Cloud Way
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 8BN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MARTIN, Andrew Francis→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-07-08
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Active
WILSON, Allan→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2008-07-08
Resigned
WILSON PARTNERS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2010-08-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Brixton (Metropolitan Park) 1
Brixton (Metropolitan Park) 1 Limited
Rent deposit deed2 properties17/12/2012—
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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-05
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29