ACTION EQUITY LTD

💤Zombieactive
09000976 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-17
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
£1.31M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,314,029

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1.3m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£263k£526k£789k£1.1m£1.3mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.31M£1.31M
Current assets£1.31M£1.31M
Net assets£1.31M£1.31M

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-01-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-01-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-07-18
    JHOOTI, Sarabjit Singh resigned
    director
  18. 2017-07-18
    PARKER, Robin resigned
    director
  19. 2015-08-14
    LI, Chengqin appointed
    director
  20. 2014-04-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTION EQUITY LTD
  21. 2014-04-17
    JHOOTI, Sarabjit Singh appointed
    director
  22. 2014-04-17
    PARKER, Robin 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

50/100
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.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Foream Network Technology Co., Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

🏛️
Foream Network Technology Co., Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
ACTION EQUITY LTD
This company · 09000976

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Foream Network Technology Co., Ltd
Corporate entity
5075%
board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · board control · significant influence · firm interest21/04/2016
Mr Chengqin Li
Individual · Chinese · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
25–50%25-50% voting21/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Robin Douglas Parkerceased 01/01/2026· 25-50% voting
  • Mr Sab Jhooticeased 01/01/2026· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2014-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

36 Scotts Road
Bromley
BR1 3QD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-15
Last: 2026-01-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LI, Chengqin
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-08-14
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Active
JHOOTI, Sarabjit Singh
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-04-17 · resigned 2017-07-18
Resigned
PARKER, Robin
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-04-17 · resigned 2017-07-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-07