ACTON WEB SERVICES LTD

🚨Distressedactive
14147407 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-01
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£-8.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,137

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
Net Worth
-£8k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£8k-£6k-£4k-£2k-£29£2kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£-8.1k
Cash£2.0k
Net assets£-8.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-10
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  5. 2023-11-07
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  6. 2023-08-22
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTON WEB SERVICES LTD
  8. 2022-06-01
    GRIFFITHS, Martin Phillip appointed
    secretary
  9. 2022-06-01
    GRIFFITHS, Martin Phillip appointed
    director
  10. 2022-06-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Phillip Griffiths
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/06/2022

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
Incorporated2022-06-01
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Allied House Bryn Lane
Wrexham Industrial Estate
Wrexham
LL13 9UT
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GRIFFITHS, Martin Phillip
secretary · appointed 2022-06-01
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Active
GRIFFITHS, Martin Phillip
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-06-01
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-10
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2023-12-10
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-11-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-01