ACTION IT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08412808 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-21
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-12-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-03-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2013-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTION IT LIMITED
  18. 2013-02-21
    AZIZ, Sajid appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-07

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sajid Aziz
Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
75100%
75-100% shares01/02/2017

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
Incorporated2013-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

42-44 Adelaide Street Adelaide Street
Bradford
BD5 0EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-07OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AZIZ, Sajid
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-02-21
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Recent filings (30 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-05