ACTUPNORTH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08258445 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-18
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees3300

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-06-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-06-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2020-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-06-12
    STEELE, Andrew Joseph Drummond appointed
    director
  12. 2020-06-12
    HUNT, Peter James resigned
    director
  13. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2017-07-24
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2017-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTUPNORTH LIMITED
  20. 2012-10-18
    HUNT, Peter James 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

45/100
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.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Joseph Drummond Steele
Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42
75100%
75-100% shares12/06/2020
Mr Peter James Hunt
Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

10 Ambassador Place Stockport Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA15 8DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STEELE, Andrew Joseph Drummond
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-06-12
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Active
HUNT, Peter James
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-10-18 · resigned 2020-06-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-06-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-06-17