ACT DIGITAL LTD
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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £16.3k | £9.9k |
| Current assets | £32.2k | £23.6k |
| Net assets | £1.1k | £900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 address
- • 1 address
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-10📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-02-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-02-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-02-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-01-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-01-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-01➕KELLY, Jack Edward appointeddirector
- 2014-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ACT DIGITAL LTD
- 2014-03-04➕WALSH, Andrew Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Peter Walsh Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Jack Edward Kelly Individual · British · DOB 01/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/03/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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