ACTION METALS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08567348 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-12
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£81.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (78/100)

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £81,115
Cash YoY
+5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£196k
↑ 5.4% YoY
Net Worth
£81k
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Assets
£207k
↑ 4.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£41k£83k£124k£166k£207kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£143.1k£164.7k
Current assets£207.3k£198.4k
Cash£195.6k£185.6k
Debtors£7.2k£5.9k
Net assets£81.1k£75.6k

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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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-22
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  2. 2024-07-22
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  3. 2023-05-24
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  4. 2023-05-17
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  5. 2022-08-05
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  6. 2022-07-20
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  7. 2021-04-14
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  8. 2020-10-06
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  9. 2020-07-01
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    DEWHURST, Karen Elizabeth appointed
    director
  10. 2020-03-05
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  11. 2019-04-16
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  12. 2018-03-09
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  13. 2017-05-09
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  14. 2016-08-05
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  15. 2016-06-14
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  16. 2015-06-17
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  17. 2015-04-13
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    ROGERS, Johnnie resigned
    director
  18. 2015-04-13
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    TAYLOR, Clifton Francis resigned
    director
  19. 2015-04-10
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    DEWHURST, Nicholas appointed
    director
  20. 2014-07-31
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    ROGERS, Debra resigned
    director
  21. 2013-11-15
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    ROGERS, Johnnie appointed
    director
  22. 2013-11-15
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    TAYLOR, Clifton Francis appointed
    director
  23. 2013-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTION METALS LIMITED
  24. 2013-06-12
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    ROGERS, Debra appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Dewhurst
Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Karen Elizabeth Dewhurst
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/08/2022

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
Incorporated2013-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

Unit 2 Scafell Road
Queensway Industrial Estate
Lytham St. Annes
Lancs
FY8 3HE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DEWHURST, Karen Elizabeth→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEWHURST, Nicholas→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROGERS, Debra→
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-06-12 · resigned 2014-07-31
Resigned
ROGERS, Johnnie→
director · ~32y · appointed 2013-11-15 · resigned 2015-04-13
Resigned
TAYLOR, Clifton Francis→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-11-15 · resigned 2015-04-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
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accounts · AA
2025-07-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-06
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officers · AP01
2020-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-17