ACTON AID C.I.C.
🏛️Establishedactive
11470309 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2018-07-18
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-28➕MARRIAGE, William Corder, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-06➕MORA, Ralph Vincent appointeddirector
- 2020-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTON AID C.I.C.
- 2018-07-18➕HUNTER, Richard Charles appointeddirector
- 2018-07-18➕RICKARD, James Edward appointeddirector
- 2018-07-18➕WRIGHT, John Richard appointeddirector
- 2018-07-18📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2018-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities
Registered office
51 Queen Square
Bristol
BS1 4LJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last: 2026-07-17
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
HUNTER, Richard Charles→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2018-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARRIAGE, William Corder, Dr→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-03-28
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MORA, Ralph Vincent→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-05-06
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RICKARD, James Edward→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-07-18
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WRIGHT, John Richard→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2018-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-11-30