ACTON'S MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07054274 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-22
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 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
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees400-400

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-10-22
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    ACTON, Steven appointed
    director
  8. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-12-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-11-01
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    ACTON, Steven resigned
    director
  12. 2021-10-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-03-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2018-12-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2013-05-01
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    ACTON, Steven appointed
    director
  21. 2009-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTON'S MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
  22. 2009-10-22
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    ACTON, Aaron John appointed
    director
  23. 2009-10-22
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    ACTON, Frederick Ronald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ACTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ACTON, Steven (same surname) appointed 2022-10-22. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aaron John Acton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Frederick Ronald Acton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Steven Acton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Galen House Artex Avenue
Rustington
Littlehampton
BN16 3LN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ACTON, Aaron John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-10-22
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Active
ACTON, Frederick Ronald→
director · ~77y · appointed 2009-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ACTON, Steven→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ACTON, Steven→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2021-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-19