ACTION COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES CIC
🌳Matureactive
07663378 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-06-09
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
16 officers (8 active, 16 linked, 15 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (43 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-11➕PEEL, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2025-02-11➖HUNTLEY-WHITE, Sharon Lesley resigneddirector
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-09➖TAYLOR, Richard David resigneddirector
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-01➕DURAND, Alexander Paschal appointeddirector
- 2022-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-21➕SEGON, Amy Jane Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-31➖MULLENDER, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-01➕MULLENDER, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2019-07-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-01➕HUNTLEY-WHITE, Sharon Lesley appointeddirector
- 2019-02-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-02-01➕SCULFOR, John Russell appointeddirector
- 2019-01-02➖ALDEN, Sally resigneddirector
- 2018-11-16➕ALDEN, Sally appointeddirector
- 2018-11-10➖DUVALL, Samantha resigneddirector
- 2018-09-01➕DUVALL, Samantha appointeddirector
- 2018-01-11➖PRICE, Veronica Vera resigneddirector
- 2017-11-30➖JEFFORD, Angela resigneddirector
- 2017-01-06➕TAYLOR, Richard David appointeddirector
- 2015-07-14➕HOWARD, Julia Dawn appointeddirector
- 2012-11-28➕PRICE, Veronica Vera appointeddirector
- 2012-04-25➕GARDINER, Lauren Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2012-04-25➕JEFFORD, Angela appointeddirector
- 2012-03-31➖LINCOLN, Patricia Yvonne resigneddirector
- 2011-06-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTION COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES CIC
- 2011-06-09➕GARDINER, Louise appointedsecretary
- 2011-06-09➕GARDINER, Louise Harriet appointeddirector
- 2011-06-09➕LINCOLN, Patricia Yvonne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2011-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
Viking House 2 Dewing Road
Rackheath Industrial Estate
Norwich
Norfolk
NR13 6PS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10
Officers (8 active · 8 resigned)
Active
DURAND, Alexander Paschal→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-04-01
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GARDINER, Lauren Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2012-04-25
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GARDINER, Louise Harriet→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-06-09
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HOWARD, Julia Dawn→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-07-14
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PEEL, Andrew David→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2025-02-11
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SCULFOR, John Russell→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-02-01
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SEGON, Amy Jane Louise→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-02-21
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ALDEN, Sally→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2018-11-16 · resigned 2019-01-02
DUVALL, Samantha→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2018-09-01 · resigned 2018-11-10
HUNTLEY-WHITE, Sharon Lesley→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-07-01 · resigned 2025-02-11
JEFFORD, Angela→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2012-04-25 · resigned 2017-11-30
LINCOLN, Patricia Yvonne→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2011-06-09 · resigned 2012-03-31
MULLENDER, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-12-01 · resigned 2021-12-31
PRICE, Veronica Vera→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2012-11-28 · resigned 2018-01-11
TAYLOR, Richard David→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-01-06 · resigned 2024-09-09
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Recent filings (56 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-28