ACTION FOR LIVING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08052307 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-01

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£-2.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £2,948

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£3k

↑ 13% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£-2.9k	£-3.4k
Net assets	£-2.9k	£-3.4k

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

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3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-02-19
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accounts · AA
2025-02-27
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accounts · AA
2024-02-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-28
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2024-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
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gazette · DISS40
2022-07-19
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gazette · GAZ1
2022-02-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
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accounts · AA
2019-02-27
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accounts · AA
2018-07-20
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address · AD01
2018-02-27
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accounts · AA
2017-02-27
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accounts · AA
2016-05-09
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annual-return · AR01
2013-12-14
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SELLICK, Howard appointed
secretary
2013-12-14
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POMPHRETT, Reginald resigned
secretary
2012-05-01
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Company incorporated
As ACTION FOR LIVING LIMITED
2012-05-01
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SELLICK, Claire appointed
director
2012-05-01
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SELLICK, Howard Christopher appointed
director
2012-05-01
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POMPHRETT, Reginald appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

74/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Howard Christopher Sellick Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mrs Claire Sellick Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-05-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Charter House, 103-105 Leigh Road

Leigh-On-Sea

SS9 1JL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-15

Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

SELLICK, Howard→

secretary · appointed 2013-12-14

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Active

SELLICK, Claire→

director · ~53y · appointed 2012-05-01

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Active

SELLICK, Howard Christopher→

director · ~58y · appointed 2012-05-01

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Active

POMPHRETT, Reginald→

secretary · appointed 2012-05-01 · resigned 2013-12-14

Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

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2026-02-19

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-04

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-02-28

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-02-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-02-27

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gazette · DISS40

2022-08-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-22

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gazette · GAZ1

2022-07-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-02-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-05-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-24