ACT UK GROUP (FIFE) LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14076624 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-28
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28410
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.9y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 2.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-02-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2025-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2023-01-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-07-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-07-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-04➕COOK, Mark appointeddirector
- 2022-06-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-06-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-06-16📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-06-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-04-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ACT UK GROUP (FIFE) LIMITED
- 2022-04-28➕RICHARDSON, Michael Mark appointeddirector
- 2022-04-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Advanced Productivity Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Advanced Productivity Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACT UK GROUP (FIFE) LIMITED
This company · 14076624
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Advanced Productivity Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/04/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28410 — SIC 28410
Registered office
8 Apollo Court Koppers Way, Monkton Business Park South
Hebburn
Tyne And Wear
NE31 2ES
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
RICHARDSON, Michael Mark→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-04-28
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 26/02/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/07/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-01-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-07-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-06-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-06-20