ACT INVESTMENT CONSULTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
07513814 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
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

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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

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, 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees0—

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.

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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. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-09-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-09-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-09-02
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  17. 2019-04-23
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    CODDAN SECRETARY SERVICE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2019-04-23
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  19. 2014-12-15
    ➕
    BERTIER, Etienne appointed
    director
  20. 2014-12-15
    ➖
    OSTAPCHUK, Ekaterina resigned
    director
  21. 2012-01-02
    ➖
    GRAY, Michael Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2012-01-02
    ➕
    OSTAPCHUK, Ekaterina appointed
    director
  23. 2011-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ACT INVESTMENT CONSULTING LTD
  24. 2011-02-02
    ➕
    CODDAN SECRETARY SERVICE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2011-02-02
    ➕
    GRAY, Michael Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
Etienne Bertier
Individual · French · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/12/2016

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
Incorporated2011-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O Irwin Mitchell Llp Riverside East
2 Millsands
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S3 8DT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BERTIER, Etienne→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CODDAN SECRETARY SERVICE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-02-02 · resigned 2019-04-23
Resigned
GRAY, Michael Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-02-02 · resigned 2012-01-02
Resigned
OSTAPCHUK, Ekaterina→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-01-02 · resigned 2014-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-08