ACTEON UK FINANCING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09301781 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-07
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-15📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-12-18📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-12-18📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-06-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-01➕BOUFFARD, Brice Marc appointeddirector
- 2025-06-01➖GRANT, Matthew William Alan resigneddirector
- 2025-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-05-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-01-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-12-31📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-12-31📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-10📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-09-20📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-09-20📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-05-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-30➖UPPAL, Sandeep resigneddirector
- 2014-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTEON UK FINANCING LIMITED
- 2014-11-07➕GRANT, Matthew William Alan appointeddirector
- 2014-11-07➕UPPAL, Sandeep appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Acteon Group Operations (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Acteon Group Operations (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACTEON UK FINANCING LIMITED
This company · 09301781
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acteon Group Operations (Uk) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/03/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Acteon Group Limitedceased 27/01/2025· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Kingfisher House
1 Gilders Way
Norwich
Norfolk
NR3 1UB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BOUFFARD, Brice Marc→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRANT, Matthew William Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2014-11-07 · resigned 2025-06-01
UPPAL, Sandeep→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2014-11-07 · resigned 2023-04-30
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Recent filings (60 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-15
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-18
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-12-31