ACTION OFFICE INTERIORS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08319956 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of office and shop furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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 (73/100).
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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | 500 |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
7
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 capital
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-03-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-08📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-11-08📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-04-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-23📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-03-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-27➕HOLDING, Alison Mary appointeddirector
- 2012-12-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTION OFFICE INTERIORS LTD
- 2012-12-05➕HOLDING, Barry Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Alison Mary Holding Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/10/2024 |
Mr Barry Mark Holding Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- One Action Limitedceased 22/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mrs Alison Mary Holdingceased 30/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Active · Manufacturing · RH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 FIX & REPAIR LTD→ 17037446 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1929 TECHNIQUE LIMITED→ 16689414 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 BESPOKE LTD→ 15531416 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 31 AIR LTD→ 14973198 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 360 WINDOWS LTD→ 14285951 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A & H EUROPE LTD→ 01399323 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
| A1 FIRE PROTECTION LTD→ 07866663 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| A24 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD→ 13713106 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABSIS LIMITED→ 06400066 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ACE DISPLAYS LIMITED→ 05827687 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ACTION CREATIVE GROUP LIMITED→ 08320042 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| AD GRAPHICS LIMITED→ 11530699 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31010 — Manufacture of office and shop furniture
Registered office
63 Victoria Road
Burgess Hill
West Sussex
RH15 9LN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HOLDING, Alison Mary→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-01-27
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HOLDING, Barry Mark→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-12-05
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Recent filings (49 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-12
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-11-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-11-08