ACTUATED LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06648949 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-16
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
£100.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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
1 live charge · oldest 1.7y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £100,414
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£100k
↑ 135% YoY
Current Assets
£172k
↑ 206% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £102.8k | £46.7k |
| Current assets | £172.4k | £56.3k |
| Net assets | £100.4k | £42.7k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-07-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-07-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-01➕CROKER, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01➖ASHBY, Mary resignedsecretary
- 2021-07-01➖ASHBY, Julian Robert resigneddirector
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2008-07-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTUATED LIMITED
- 2008-07-16➕ASHBY, Mary appointedsecretary
- 2008-07-16➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-07-16➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-07-16➕ASHBY, Julian Robert appointeddirector
- 2008-07-16➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2008-07-16➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 Robert James Croker Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Julian Robert Ashbyceased 01/07/2021· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A.J. GEORGE REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED→ 02503428 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
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| AESTHETIC DENTAL LABORATORY LIMITED→ 07413947 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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| AG MACHINETECH LTD→ 15878323 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
Chilly Hill Barn Nempnett Thrubwell
Blagdon
Bristol
Somerset
BS40 7XE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
CROKER, Robert James→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASHBY, Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-07-16 · resigned 2021-07-01
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-07-16 · resigned 2008-07-16
ASHBY, Julian Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2008-07-16 · resigned 2021-07-01
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-07-16 · resigned 2008-07-16
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD | A registered charge | — | 23/09/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (54 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-05