ACTON WARNER LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11053309 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-08
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-6.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.6y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,550
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
-£7k
↓ 190% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-5.7k | £-1.1k |
| Current assets | £5.3k | £6.8k |
| Cash | £4.5k | £5.5k |
| Debtors | £38 | £38 |
| Net assets | £-6.5k | £-2.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-06-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-06-10🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2019-06-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited Trading as Together
- 2019-01-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-01-31🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-01-31🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-01-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2017-11-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2017-11-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTON WARNER LIMITED
- 2017-11-08➕CLAYTON, Melanie, Mrs. appointeddirector
- 2017-11-08➕CLAYTON, Simon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Clayton Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 08/11/2017 |
Mrs. Melanie Clayton Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/11/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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
Incorporated2017-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
Suite 3 Falcon Court Business Centre
College Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME15 6TF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CLAYTON, Melanie, Mrs.→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLAYTON, Simon→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-11-08
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/06/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited Trading as Together | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/06/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/01/2018 | 31/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/11/2017 | 31/01/2019 |
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-11