ACTS LONDON
🌳Matureactive
08382023 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-01-30
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£141.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). 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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £141,169
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£141k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£158k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £147.5k | £107.0k |
| Current assets | £157.7k | £112.0k |
| Net assets | £141.2k | £99.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-08➕CHOW, Martin Leung Kiu appointeddirector
- 2013-10-24➕YEOH, Sandra May Ling appointeddirector
- 2013-01-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTS LONDON
- 2013-01-30➕YEOH, Sandra May Ling appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-30➕CHIN, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2013-01-30➕CHIN, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2013-01-30➖CHIN, Kenneth resigneddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Sandra May Ling Yeoh Individual · Malaysian · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 25/08/2023 |
Mr Kenneth Chin Individual · Malaysian · DOB 09/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Sandra May Ling Yeohceased 16/08/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2013-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations
Registered office
506 Kingsbury Road
London
NW9 9HE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
YEOH, Sandra May Ling→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-01-30
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CHIN, Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-01-30
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CHOW, Martin Leung Kiu→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-03-08
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YEOH, Sandra May Ling→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-10-24
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CHIN, Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-01-30 · resigned 2013-01-30
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03