ACTION LAW UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
12154221 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-13
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69102Solicitors
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 77). 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 (73/100).

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
2 officers (1 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
16 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-10
    ➖
    DEW, Mark Edward resigned
    director
  5. 2024-10-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTION LAW UK LTD
  12. 2019-08-13
    ➕
    WADE, Robert Hilary appointed
    director
  13. 2019-08-13
    ➕
    DEW, Mark Edward appointed
    director
  14. 2019-08-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Edward Dew
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/08/2019
Mr Robert Hilary Wade
Individual · British · DOB 12/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/08/2019

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
Incorporated2019-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

The Coach House
Rowlestone
Hereford
HR2 0DS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WADE, Robert Hilary→
director · ~77y · appointed 2019-08-13
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Active
DEW, Mark Edward→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-08-13 · resigned 2025-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24