ACTING MOON EVENTS LIMITED

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08918623 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-03
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
£-17.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £17,166

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↑ 355% YoY
Net Worth
-£17k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£55k
↑ 2201% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£28k-£12k£5k£22k£38k£55kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-17.2k£-28.2k
Current assets£54.9k£2.4k
Cash£4.8k£-1.9k
Debtors£15.9k£4.3k
Net assets£-17.2k£-28.2k

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-02-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-03-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-05-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-05-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-04-24
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    address · AD01
  18. 2019-03-26
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    BARR-RICHARDSON, Daniel resigned
    secretary
  19. 2019-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2014-04-29
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    BARR-RICHARDSON, Daniel appointed
    secretary
  21. 2014-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTING MOON EVENTS LIMITED
  22. 2014-03-03
    ➕
    PIRES, Renato Alexandre Dinis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 12 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Renato Alexandre Dinis Pires
Individual · Portuguese · DOB 06/1990 · age 36
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Renato Alexandre Dinis Piresceased 30/06/2016· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2014-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

13 Napier House Elva Way
Bexhill On Sea
East Sussex
TN39 5BF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PIRES, Renato Alexandre Dinis→
director · ~36y · appointed 2014-03-03
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Active
BARR-RICHARDSON, Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2014-04-29 · resigned 2019-03-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-06