ACTION CREATIVE GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08320042 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
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 (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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
6 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
63 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 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 13 | 13 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-02-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-04-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-04-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-12-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01➕HOLDING, Lyndon Scott appointeddirector
- 2018-12-15➕HOLDING, Trevor George appointeddirector
- 2012-12-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTION CREATIVE GROUP LIMITED
- 2012-12-05➕HOLDING, Peter Evan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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
6 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Geoffrey Francis Holding Individual · British · DOB 11/1942 · age 84 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/02/2026 |
Rachel Anne Holding Individual · British · DOB 05/1940 · age 86 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/02/2026 |
Trevor George Holding Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 15/12/2018 |
Mrs Heidi Bridget Holding Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 15/12/2018 |
Sarah Jane Holding Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Peter Evan Holding Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129
Registered office
63 Victoria Road
Burgess Hill
West Sussex
RH15 9LN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HOLDING, Lyndon Scott→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2021-04-01
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HOLDING, Peter Evan→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2012-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOLDING, Trevor George→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (63 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-04-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-15