ACTUALISE DESIGN LTD
Opportunity 73/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -89% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.6k | £27.1k |
| Current assets | £4.1k | £41.9k |
| Cash | £3.7k | £32.4k |
| Debtors | £406 | £9.5k |
| Net assets | £1.6k | £27.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-11-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-09-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2012-08-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTUALISE DESIGN LTD
- 2012-08-31➕MCILRAITH, Adrian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adrian Mcilraith Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 14/08/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Adrian Mcilraithceased 14/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Adrian Mcilraithceased 15/08/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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