ACTION BI LTD
🌳Matureactive
09696058 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£687.0k
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator 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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (88/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 · accounting standard not declaredProfitable
Profit before tax £368,908
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £687.0k | — |
| Gross profit | £605.8k | — |
| Profit before tax | £368.9k | — |
| Average employees | 400 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-31➕MATHER, Katherine appointeddirector
- 2025-10-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTION BI LTD
- 2015-07-21➕MATHER, Katherine appointedsecretary
- 2015-07-21➕MATHER, Brian Vincent appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Katherine Mather Individual · Irish · DOB 05/1973 · age 53 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Brian Mather Individual · Australian · DOB 11/1973 · age 53 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 284 DEGREES LTD→ 16091415 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 39 DIGITAL LTD→ 12736097 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 4MAX LTD→ 17062349 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A C S SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 03302391 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| ABBEY NEWCO LIMITED→ 13550497 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABOVE THE FOLD LIMITED→ 13652375 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS (UK) LTD→ 15976734 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTEDOGS LTD→ 09163425 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ACB PRODUCTIONS LIMITED→ 14601326 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACROSS THE UNIVERSE LTD→ 11365423 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACT INFORMATICS LIMITED→ 15579022 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACUITI SOLUTIONS LTD→ 08414651 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
11 Yeo Business Park
Axehayes Farm Clyst St Mary
Exeter
Devon
EX5 1DP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MATHER, Brian Vincent→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MATHER, Katherine→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-10-31
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
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2025-10-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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