ACTICA HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06808510 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-03
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.2y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~4.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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 (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-01📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-04-01📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-04-01📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-11📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-04-11📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-04-11📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-03-27📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-03-27📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited as Security Agent, and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees.
- 2024-02-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30➕MITCHELL, Alan appointedsecretary
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-05-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-04-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited (The “Security Agent”)
- 2022-04-01➖HAWS, Helen Louise resignedsecretary
- 2016-02-12➕HAWS, Helen Louise appointedsecretary
- 2016-02-12➖WILLIAMS, Rebecca Jane resignedsecretary
- 2016-01-01➕WILLIAMS, Rebecca Jane appointedsecretary
- 2015-12-31➖BURR, Lorraine resignedsecretary
- 2010-03-01➕BURR, Lorraine appointedsecretary
- 2009-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTICA HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2009-02-03➕EVASON, Andrew Frank, Dr appointeddirector
- 2009-02-03➕HAWS, David Richard, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
Aion Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Aion Bidco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACTICA HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 06808510
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aion Bidco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/04/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Dr David Richard Hawsceased 01/04/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Dr Andrew Frank Evasonceased 01/04/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
4 Stirling House
Stirling Road Surrey Research Park
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7RF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
EVASON, Andrew Frank, Dr→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2009-02-03
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HAWS, David Richard, Dr→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURR, Lorraine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2015-12-31
HAWS, Helen Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-02-12 · resigned 2022-04-01
WILLIAMS, Rebecca Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2016-02-12
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Glas Trust Corporation as Security Agent, and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees. Glas Trust Corporation Limited as Security Agent, and Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees. | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/10/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Glas Trust Corporation (The “Security Agent”) Glas Trust Corporation Limited (The “Security Agent”) | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/04/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (98 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-04-01
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-04-01
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-04-11
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-04-11
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-04-11
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-03-27
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-03-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31