ACTION TRUST (LEICESTER) LTD

💤Zombieactive
08887638 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-02-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
31 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £1,198

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
£0£240£479£719£958£1kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.2k
Current assets£1.2k
Net assets£1.2k
Average employees200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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  2. 2026-02-19
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  3. 2026-02-19
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-02-15
    BILLINGTON, Susan appointed
    director
  6. 2026-02-15
    HOBBS, Patricia Jean resigned
    director
  7. 2026-02-15
    JARMAN, Brian Coin resigned
    director
  8. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2024-12-06
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  10. 2023-12-08
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  11. 2022-12-02
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  12. 2021-11-03
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  13. 2020-12-10
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  14. 2019-12-11
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  15. 2018-09-12
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-05
    JARMAN, Brian Coin appointed
    director
  17. 2018-09-05
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-09-19
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  19. 2016-12-13
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  20. 2014-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTION TRUST (LEICESTER) LTD
  21. 2014-02-12
    MAWDSLEY, Reginald appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-02-12
    HOBBS, Patricia Jean appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HOBBS, Patricia Jean resigned 2026-02-15; JARMAN, Brian Coin resigned 2026-02-15

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2014-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81222 — Specialised cleaning services

Registered office

Mayfield House
St. James Terrace
Leicester
LE2 1NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MAWDSLEY, Reginald
secretary · appointed 2014-02-12
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Active
BILLINGTON, Susan
director · ~72y · appointed 2026-02-15
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Active
HOBBS, Patricia Jean
director · ~85y · appointed 2014-02-12 · resigned 2026-02-15
Resigned
JARMAN, Brian Coin
director · ~82y · appointed 2018-09-05 · resigned 2026-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23