ACT 2 CAM LTD

🌳Matureactive
07675144 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-20
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.3y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
40 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£2k£5k£7k£9k£12kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets—£14.0k
Current assets—£11.5k
Net assets—£3.8k
Average employees4—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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  2. 2026-02-04
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    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2026-01-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Creative England Limited
  4. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2024-02-27
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2023-10-16
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2023-03-28
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  9. 2022-03-18
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  10. 2022-03-18
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-03-12
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    WOODS, Louise Elizabeth appointed
    director
  12. 2022-03-12
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    WOODS, James Michael resigned
    director
  13. 2022-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  14. 2021-11-24
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    address · AD01
  15. 2021-11-24
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    address · AD01
  16. 2020-08-03
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  17. 2020-03-04
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  18. 2019-03-18
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  19. 2017-07-17
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  20. 2012-09-06
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    WOODS, Louise Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-09-06
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    WOODS, James Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2011-06-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ACT 2 CAM LTD
  23. 2011-06-20
    ➕
    WOODS, Stephen Tristan appointed
    director
  24. 2011-06-20
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    WOODS, Louise Elizabeth appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Tristan Woods
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2011-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

Whitley Bay Big Local
158 Whitley Road
Newcastle
Tyne And Wear
NE26 2LY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WOODS, Louise Elizabeth→
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-03-12
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Active
WOODS, Stephen Tristan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-06-20
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Active
WOODS, Louise Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-20 · resigned 2012-09-06
Resigned
WOODS, James Michael→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-09-06 · resigned 2022-03-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Creative England
Creative England Limited
A registered charge3 properties29/01/2026—
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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-03