ACTION SUSTAINABILITY (TRADING) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07275849 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 6 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
101 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 5400 | 5300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-12📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2025-08-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-30➕SCALEUP CAPITAL II LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2025-05-30➖JARMAN, Joseph Ben resigneddirector
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-20📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-11-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-11📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-11-08📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-11-08📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-11-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-11-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-29➖HEPTONSTALL, Georgia Elise resignedsecretary
- 2024-10-29➕JARMAN, Joseph Ben appointeddirector
- 2024-10-29➖MCCARTHY, Shaun Patrick resigneddirector
- 2024-05-17📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-05-17📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-05-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-07-01➕HEPTONSTALL, Georgia Elise appointedsecretary
- 2022-07-01➖HEPTONSTALL, Ian Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2016-08-31➖HATTON, Julia Louise resignedsecretary
- 2016-08-31➕HEPTONSTALL, Ian Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2016-08-31➖CLARK, Nicola resigneddirector
- 2016-08-31➖MACCOLL, Alastair Angus resigneddirector
- 2015-04-10➕HATTON, Julia Louise appointedsecretary
- 2015-04-09➖STEIN, Iain resignedsecretary
- 2014-01-23➕STEIN, Iain appointedsecretary
- 2014-01-17➖SLORACH, Stuart Douglas resignedsecretary
- 2013-03-06➕SLORACH, Stuart Douglas appointedsecretary
- 2013-02-15➖CORNALL, Robert James resignedsecretary
- 2012-04-27➕CORNALL, Robert James appointedsecretary
- 2012-04-27➖HEPTONSTALL, Ian Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2012-04-27➕CLARK, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2012-04-27➕MACCOLL, Alastair Angus appointeddirector
- 2012-04-16➖FOSTER, Russell resigneddirector
- 2010-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTION SUSTAINABILITY (TRADING) LIMITED
- 2010-06-07➕HEPTONSTALL, Ian Andrew appointeddirector
- 2010-06-07➕HEPTONSTALL, Ian Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2010-06-07➕FOSTER, Russell appointeddirector
- 2010-06-07➕MCCARTHY, Shaun Patrick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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
Scaleup Capital Gp Iii Llp, For And On Behalf Of Sucfiv Holding 3 Lp holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Scaleup Capital Gp Iii Llp, For And On Behalf Of Sucfiv Holding 3 Lp
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
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ACTION SUSTAINABILITY (TRADING) LIMITED
This company · 07275849
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scaleup Capital Gp Iii Llp, For And On Behalf Of Sucfiv Holding 3 Lp Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 29/10/2024 |
Ian Andrew Heptonstall Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Shaun Patrick Mccarthyceased 29/10/2024· 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
2.01 Albert House 256-260 Old Street
London
EC1V 9DD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)
HEPTONSTALL, Ian Andrew→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCALEUP CAPITAL II LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2025-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CORNALL, Robert James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-04-27 · resigned 2013-02-15
HATTON, Julia Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-04-10 · resigned 2016-08-31
HEPTONSTALL, Georgia Elise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-07-01 · resigned 2024-10-29
HEPTONSTALL, Ian Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-08-31 · resigned 2022-07-01
HEPTONSTALL, Ian Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2012-04-27
SLORACH, Stuart Douglas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-03-06 · resigned 2014-01-17
STEIN, Iain→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-01-23 · resigned 2015-04-09
CLARK, Nicola→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2012-04-27 · resigned 2016-08-31
FOSTER, Russell→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2012-04-16
JARMAN, Joseph Ben→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-10-29 · resigned 2025-05-30
MACCOLL, Alastair Angus→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-04-27 · resigned 2016-08-31
MCCARTHY, Shaun Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2024-10-29
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Recent filings (101 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2025-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-03
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-11-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-19
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-11-11
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-11-08