ACTARUS SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive

07666197 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-10

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£1.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

69202Bookkeeping activities

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

42 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,771

Net assets shrinking

Down £6,095 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↓ 77% YoY

Current Assets

£31k

↑ 46% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£1.8k	£7.9k
Current assets	£30.7k	£21.0k
Net assets	£1.8k	£7.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 address

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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address · AD01
2026-05-20
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address · AD01
2025-07-17
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accounts · AA
2024-09-21
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accounts · AA
2024-07-24
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GRINEVECKA, Alona appointed
director
2024-07-24
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officers · AP01
2023-07-07
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accounts · AA
2022-07-04
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2021-07-25
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2020-08-17
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2019-07-05
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2018-07-28
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2018-04-18
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legacy
capital · SH20
2018-04-18
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capital · SH19
2018-04-18
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insolvency · CAP-SS
2018-04-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-07-01
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2011-06-10
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Company incorporated
As ACTARUS SERVICES LTD
2011-06-10
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GURRIET, Gerald appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

1 high · 1 low

1 insolvency-related filing on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2018-04-18: legacy

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gerald Serge Claude Gurriet Individual · French · DOB 03/1970 · age 56	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated2011-06-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

316 Wimbledon Central 21-33 Worple Road

,London

SW19 4BJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-07

Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GRINEVECKA, Alona→

director · ~55y · appointed 2024-07-24

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Active

GURRIET, Gerald→

director · ~56y · appointed 2011-06-10

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Recent filings (42 total)

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address · AD01

2026-05-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-05-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-07-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-09-21

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-24

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officers · AP01

2024-07-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-01

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accounts · AA

2023-07-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-07-04

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-07-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-08-17