ACTARIS RECRUITMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08400448 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£830
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -45% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £830
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,503 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 45% YoY
Cash YoY
-45%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£51k
↓ 45% YoY
Net Worth
£830
↓ 93% YoY
Current Assets
£101k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £65.2k | £99.7k |
| Current assets | £100.5k | £150.3k |
| Cash | £50.8k | £92.0k |
| Debtors | £49.7k | £58.3k |
| Net assets | £830 | £12.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-24📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2021-12-24📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-12-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-12-14➖TREW, Mark Lee resigneddirector
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-02-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-02-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-11-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-07-26➖ALFIERI, Antonio resigneddirector
- 2017-09-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2017-07-10➕ALFIERI, Antonio appointeddirector
- 2013-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTARIS RECRUITMENT LIMITED
- 2013-02-13➕COOK, Anthony Michael appointeddirector
- 2013-02-13➕TREW, Mark Lee appointeddirector
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 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Michael Cook Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 13/02/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Mark Lee Trewceased 14/12/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Antonio Alfiericeased 26/07/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
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
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities
Registered office
159 High Street
Barnet
EN5 5SU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
COOK, Anthony Michael→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2013-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALFIERI, Antonio→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-07-10 · resigned 2018-07-26
TREW, Mark Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2013-02-13 · resigned 2021-12-14
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 19/09/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-21
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2021-12-24
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2021-12-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-12-21