ACTUATE SERVICES (GB) LTD

💤Zombieactive
08142903 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-13
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46450
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-14
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  2. 2024-07-29
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  3. 2023-04-28
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  4. 2022-07-27
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  5. 2021-04-30
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  6. 2020-04-30
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  7. 2019-05-16
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    address · AD01
  8. 2019-04-30
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  9. 2019-03-29
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    address · AD01
  10. 2018-07-26
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2018-07-12
    CORRIGAN, Cameron Kalil Hama resigned
    director
  12. 2018-04-27
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  13. 2017-04-28
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  14. 2016-05-11
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  15. 2016-03-17
    CORRIGAN, Cameron Kalil Hama appointed
    director
  16. 2015-10-19
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-07-31
    KHAN, Abdullah appointed
    director
  18. 2015-07-31
    HUSSAIN, Abid, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-07-31
    HUSSAIN, Abid, Mr. resigned
    director
  20. 2012-07-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTUATE SERVICES (GB) LTD
  21. 2012-07-13
    HUSSAIN, Abid, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  22. 2012-07-13
    HUSSAIN, Abid, Mr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Abdullah Khan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
75100%
75-100% shares06/08/2016

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
Incorporated2012-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450

Registered office

Office 1 46 Hockley Hill
Hockley
Birmingham
B18 5AQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

KHAN, Abdullah
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-07-31
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Active
HUSSAIN, Abid, Mr.
secretary · appointed 2012-07-13 · resigned 2015-07-31
Resigned
CORRIGAN, Cameron Kalil Hama
director · ~31y · appointed 2016-03-17 · resigned 2018-07-12
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Abid, Mr.
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-07-13 · resigned 2015-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-05-16