ACTIONBLAST LTD

💤Zombieactive
10267022 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-07
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
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees1100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-07-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-28
    KING, Edward John resigned
    director
  13. 2018-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-14
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  15. 2017-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2016-09-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2016-07-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIONBLAST LTD
  18. 2016-07-07
    SIMPSON, Scott Geoffrey appointed
    director
  19. 2016-07-07
    OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2016-07-07
    OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2016-07-07
    KING, Edward John appointed
    director
  22. 2016-07-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01

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

45/100
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.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Geoffrey Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/07/2016

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
Incorporated2016-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

The Oakley
Kidderminster Road
Droitwich
Worcestershire
WR9 9AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SIMPSON, Scott Geoffrey
director · ~33y · appointed 2016-07-07
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Active
OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-07-07 · resigned 2016-07-07
Resigned
KING, Edward John
director · ~84y · appointed 2016-07-07 · resigned 2019-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-30