ACTEON COMMUNICATION AND LEARNING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08212228 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-12
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (77/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
35 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-06-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-06-23➕LYTHGOE, Teresa Anne appointedsecretary
- 2025-06-23➖WELLS, Sarah Ann resignedsecretary
- 2024-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-25➕WELLS, Sarah Ann appointedsecretary
- 2019-04-25➖WOODMAN, James resignedsecretary
- 2019-04-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-04-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-05-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2018-04-30➖GANZ, Deborah Ruth resignedsecretary
- 2018-04-30➕WOODMAN, James appointedsecretary
- 2017-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-12➖CLAYTON, Nicholas Beverley resignedsecretary
- 2015-10-06➕GANZ, Deborah Ruth appointedsecretary
- 2012-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTEON COMMUNICATION AND LEARNING LIMITED
- 2012-09-12➕ROSE, Owen Charles, Dr appointeddirector
- 2012-09-12➕CLAYTON, Nicholas Beverley appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Dr Owen Charles Rose Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Matthew Kalum Borg Individual · American · DOB 07/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 6 LTD→ 16647994 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Burleigh House
15 Newmarket Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB5 8EG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
LYTHGOE, Teresa Anne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROSE, Owen Charles, Dr→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2012-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLAYTON, Nicholas Beverley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-09-12 · resigned 2015-10-12
GANZ, Deborah Ruth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-10-06 · resigned 2018-04-30
WELLS, Sarah Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-04-25 · resigned 2025-06-23
WOODMAN, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-04-30 · resigned 2019-04-25
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-12