ACT ON IT

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06842233 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-03-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90010Performing arts
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,248
Net assets shrinking
Down £238 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 5.3% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↑ 72% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£14k£21k£29k£36kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£5.2k£5.4k
Current assets£35.8k£20.9k
Net assets£4.2k£4.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-01-17
    BLOWER, Angela Mary appointed
    director
  7. 2022-01-17
    BLUNDELL, Peter Anthony resigned
    director
  8. 2022-01-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-21
    STEELE, Rachel Marie resigned
    secretary
  14. 2019-10-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-02-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  16. 2019-01-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-01-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-01-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-01-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-01-30
    JACKSON, Kim appointed
    director
  21. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2013-10-02
    TENNANT, Mary resigned
    director
  23. 2009-03-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACT ON IT
  24. 2009-03-10
    STEELE, Rachel Marie appointed
    director
  25. 2009-03-10
    TURNER, Helen appointed
    director
  26. 2009-03-10
    STEELE, Rachel Marie appointed
    secretary
  27. 2009-03-10
    BLUNDELL, Peter Anthony appointed
    director
  28. 2009-03-10
    TENNANT, Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2009-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 3 Mays Farm Estate
Lower Wick Street Selmeston
Polegate
East Sussex
BN26 6TS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

BLOWER, Angela Mary
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-01-17
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Active
JACKSON, Kim
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-01-30
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Active
STEELE, Rachel Marie
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-03-10
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Active
TURNER, Helen
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-03-10
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Active
STEELE, Rachel Marie
secretary · appointed 2009-03-10 · resigned 2019-10-21
Resigned
BLUNDELL, Peter Anthony
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-03-10 · resigned 2022-01-17
Resigned
TENNANT, Mary
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-03-10 · resigned 2013-10-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2020-03-25