ACT HR SERVICES & CONSULTANCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
14585335 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-11
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£10.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
6 filings
60
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,886
Cash YoY
+228%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£44k
↑ 228% YoY
Net Worth
£11k
↑ 1223% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↑ 228% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£969£8k£17k£26k£35k£44kJan 2024Jan 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£10.9k£-969
Current assets£44.0k£13.4k
Cash£44.0k£13.4k
Net assets£10.9k£-969

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-01-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACT HR SERVICES & CONSULTANCY LTD
  4. 2023-01-11
    TOWNSEND, Alexandra appointed
    director
  5. 2023-01-11
    📄
    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Alexandra Townsend
Individual · British · DOB 06/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/01/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Professional services · YO postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A19 CONSULTANCY LIMITED
13883416 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
4y
ACCIPITER ADVISORY LTD
14399055 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
ACCOUNTANCY BUSINESS SUPPORT LIMITED
05774120 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
20y
ACCRETIS LTD
07833321 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
14y
ACCUDATA LIMITED
04332744 · est 2001 · no financials extracted
24y
ACER ARCHITECTURAL LIMITED
07541984 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
15y
ACOMB SCHEDULING & CONSULTANCY LTD
16214009 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
ACQUIRE MINING LIMITED
15327272 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
ACT 2 TRANSFORM LTD
10269531 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
9y
ACTIVE DEVICE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
07416410 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
15y
AD ADVISORY LTD
11025051 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
8y
AD ENG. SOLUTIONS LTD
16466068 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

63-65 Heworth Road
York
North Yorkshire
YO31 0AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TOWNSEND, Alexandra
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (6 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-11