ACTAVO HIRE AND SALES UK LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

10697564 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-29

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 6.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 6.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-02-26
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2025-05-22
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2024-02-19
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accounts · AA
2023-01-06
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accounts · AA
2022-08-25
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accounts · AA
2022-05-23
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accounts · AA01
2022-03-07
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address · AD01
2022-02-18
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WOOD, Thomas resigned
director
2022-02-18
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officers · TM01
2022-02-14
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officers · TM01
2022-01-31
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NORRIS, Paul resigned
director
2021-09-04
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accounts · AA
2021-08-16
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officers · AP03
2021-08-13
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officers · AP01
2021-08-13
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officers · AP01
2021-08-13
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2021-08-13
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2021-08-13
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2021-08-13
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2021-08-13
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officers · TM02
2021-08-10
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mortgage · MR04
2021-08-10
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mortgage · MR04
2021-08-10
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Charge satisfied #3
2021-08-10
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-08-10
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-08-05
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WILKINSON, Alan appointed
secretary
2021-08-05
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CLIFFORD, Mark appointed
director
2021-08-05
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WILKINSON, Alan appointed
director
2021-08-05
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O'DONNELL, Barry resigned
secretary
2021-08-05
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KELLY, Brian resigned
director
2021-08-05
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LUCEY, Sean resigned
director
2020-07-06
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.C as Trustee for the Secured Parties (Security Trustee)
2019-09-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.C. as Trustee for the Secured Parties (The Security Trustee)
2019-09-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Aib Commercial Finance Limited
2019-07-24
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NORRIS, Paul appointed
director
2019-07-24
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WOOD, Thomas appointed
director
2018-10-08
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DOHERTY, Alan resigned
director
2018-10-08
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LUCEY, Sean appointed
director
2018-08-01
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KELLY, Brian appointed
director
2018-05-31
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HASTIE, Roger resigned
director
2018-02-08
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DELANY, Sandra resigned
secretary
2018-02-08
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O'DONNELL, Barry appointed
secretary
2017-03-29
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Company incorporated
As ACTAVO HIRE AND SALES UK LIMITED
2017-03-29
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DELANY, Sandra appointed
secretary
2017-03-29
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DOHERTY, Alan appointed
director
2017-03-29
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HASTIE, Roger appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Generation (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Generation (Uk) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ACTAVO HIRE AND SALES UK LIMITED

This company · 10697564

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
Generation (Uk) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	05/08/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Actavo Holdings (Uk) Limitedceased 05/08/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2017-03-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Generation (Uk) Ltd

Trinity Street

Oldbury

B69 4LA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-11

Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

WILKINSON, Alan→

secretary · appointed 2021-08-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CLIFFORD, Mark→

director · ~56y · appointed 2021-08-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WILKINSON, Alan→

director · ~65y · appointed 2021-08-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DELANY, Sandra→

secretary · appointed 2017-03-29 · resigned 2018-02-08

Resigned

O'DONNELL, Barry→

secretary · appointed 2018-02-08 · resigned 2021-08-05

Resigned

DOHERTY, Alan→

director · ~62y · appointed 2017-03-29 · resigned 2018-10-08

Resigned

HASTIE, Roger→

director · ~71y · appointed 2017-03-29 · resigned 2018-05-31

Resigned

KELLY, Brian→

director · ~49y · appointed 2018-08-01 · resigned 2021-08-05

Resigned

LUCEY, Sean→

director · ~64y · appointed 2018-10-08 · resigned 2021-08-05

Resigned

NORRIS, Paul→

director · ~60y · appointed 2019-07-24 · resigned 2022-01-31

Resigned

WOOD, Thomas→

director · ~45y · appointed 2019-07-24 · resigned 2022-02-18

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Allied Irish Banks, P.L.C as Trustee for the Secured Parties (Security Trustee)	A registered charge	1 property	06/07/2020	10/08/2021
satisfied	Allied Irish Banks, P.L.C. as Trustee for the Secured Parties (The Security Trustee)	A registered charge	1 property	30/09/2019	10/08/2021
satisfied	Aib Commercial Finance Aib Commercial Finance Limited	A registered charge	1 property	30/09/2019	10/08/2021

Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2026-02-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-05-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2022-08-25

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2022-05-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-10

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-03-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-02-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-02-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2021-09-04