ACTA MARINE UK LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13815595 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-23
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-04-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-28➕BOER, Nicolas De appointeddirector
- 2024-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTA MARINE UK LIMITED
- 2021-12-23➕BOER, Robert appointeddirector
- 2021-12-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BOER, Nicolas De (same surname) appointed 2024-11-28. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Rotterdam House Office 311
116 Quayside
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 3DY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BOER, Nicolas De→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-11-28
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BOER, Robert→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-12-23
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Recent filings (12 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-23