ACTURUS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09497831 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-19
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of consumer electronics
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Average employees200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-12
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  13. 2019-06-12
    📄
    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  14. 2019-05-22
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-05-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-05-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-05-03
    ➖
    JACKSON, Lynn Elizabeth resigned
    director
  19. 2019-05-03
    ➖
    SPURR, David John resigned
    director
  20. 2017-08-16
    ➕
    HARVEY, Christopher David appointed
    director
  21. 2017-08-15
    ➖
    HARVEY, Christopher David resigned
    director
  22. 2017-02-03
    ➖
    WILSON, Derek resigned
    director
  23. 2016-10-04
    ➕
    HARVEY, Christopher David appointed
    director
  24. 2016-10-04
    ➕
    JACKSON, Lynn Elizabeth appointed
    director
  25. 2016-10-04
    ➕
    SPURR, David John appointed
    director
  26. 2016-05-06
    ➖
    HARVEY, Christopher David resigned
    director
  27. 2015-04-07
    ➖
    WILSON, Derek resigned
    secretary
  28. 2015-03-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTURUS LTD
  29. 2015-03-19
    ➕
    WILSON, Derek appointed
    secretary
  30. 2015-03-19
    ➕
    HARVEY, Christopher David appointed
    director
  31. 2015-03-19
    ➕
    WILSON, Derek appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher David Harvey
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares23/05/2018
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr David John Spurrceased 03/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Lynn Elizabeth Jacksonceased 03/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Christopher David Harveyceased 15/08/2017· 25-50% shares · 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
Incorporated2015-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC95210 — Repair of consumer electronics

Registered office

Unit 5 Hollyhill Park
Hollyhill Road
Cinderford
Gloucestershire
GL14 2YB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

HARVEY, Christopher David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Derek→
secretary · appointed 2015-03-19 · resigned 2015-04-07
Resigned
HARVEY, Christopher David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-10-04 · resigned 2017-08-15
Resigned
HARVEY, Christopher David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-03-19 · resigned 2016-05-06
Resigned
JACKSON, Lynn Elizabeth→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-10-04 · resigned 2019-05-03
Resigned
SPURR, David John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-10-04 · resigned 2019-05-03
Resigned
WILSON, Derek→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-03-19 · resigned 2017-02-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-31