ACT RENEWABLES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07758478 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-01
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,477
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.5k | — |
| Current assets | £5.5k | — |
| Cash | £2.8k | — |
| Debtors | £2.8k | — |
| Net assets | £1.5k | — |
| Average employees | — | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-01➖HOLMES, Saranne Ronita Victoria resigneddirector
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-20➕CHAMBERS, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2025-01-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-01➖CHAMBERS, Danny resigneddirector
- 2020-01-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-01➕HOLMES, Saranne Ronita Victoria appointeddirector
- 2011-10-15➖WILLIAMS, James Dean resigneddirector
- 2011-10-14➕CHAMBERS, Danny appointeddirector
- 2011-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ACT RENEWABLES LIMITED
- 2011-09-01➕WILLIAMS, James Dean appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel James Chambers Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/04/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Miss Saranne Ronita Victoria Holmesceased 01/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Daniel James Chambersceased 03/06/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 121 PROPERTY LTD→ 15543219 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| 4 BELMONT TERRACE LTD→ 06371002 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| A.E. STOKES PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 01392080 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
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| ABSOLUTE ACCOMMODATION LIMITED→ 14506349 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AC HOLDINGS (CORNWALL) LIMITED→ 11898739 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACDH PROPERTY LIMITED→ 10257775 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACER PROPERTY ESTATE LTD→ 12441725 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACS LAND & PROPERTY LIMITED→ 11008292 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Trevithick Market
Trevithick Road
Camborne
TR14 8LQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
CHAMBERS, Daniel James→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHAMBERS, Danny→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-10-14 · resigned 2020-02-01
HOLMES, Saranne Ronita Victoria→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-06-01 · resigned 2025-04-01
WILLIAMS, James Dean→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2011-10-15
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-06