ACTION TRADING LTD

💤Zombieactive
07323014 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-22
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£295
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 28990SIC 28990
  • 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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, 4 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £295
Net assets shrinking
Down £27 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£295
↓ 8.4% YoY
Current Assets
£763
↓ 3.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£158£316£474£632£790Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£763£790
Current assets£763£790
Net assets£295£322

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2016-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-04-10
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    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-01-31
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    KAHANEK, Miroslav resigned
    secretary
  17. 2010-12-10
    ➕
    KAHANEK, Miroslav appointed
    director
  18. 2010-12-10
    ➕
    KAHANEK, Miroslav appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-12-10
    ➖
    NOMINEE SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2010-12-10
    ➖
    COALES, Edwina resigned
    director
  21. 2010-12-10
    ➖
    NOMINEE DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2010-07-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTION TRADING LTD
  23. 2010-07-22
    ➕
    NOMINEE SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2010-07-22
    ➕
    COALES, Edwina appointed
    director
  25. 2010-07-22
    ➕
    NOMINEE DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Miroslav Kahanek
Individual · Slovak · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence22/07/2016

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
Incorporated2010-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

50 Brickfields Avenue
Newmarket
CB8 7RX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

KAHANEK, Miroslav→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHANEK, Miroslav→
secretary · appointed 2010-12-10 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
NOMINEE SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-07-22 · resigned 2010-12-10
Resigned
COALES, Edwina→
director · ~91y · appointed 2010-07-22 · resigned 2010-12-10
Resigned
NOMINEE DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-07-22 · resigned 2010-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-22