ACT COMMUNITY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15324697 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-03
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 2024
Net worth
£157.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £156,989
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£157k
Current Assets
£182k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £157.0k |
| Current assets | £181.6k |
| Net assets | £157.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-25✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-07-09📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-07-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-10📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-05-10📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-05-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-05-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-29➕MOORE, Andrew Paul appointeddirector
- 2024-04-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ACT COMMUNITY LTD
- 2023-12-03➕MOORE, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2023-12-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-10-25: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Paul Moore Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/04/2024 |
Mr Stephen John Moore Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/12/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ABC LEASING LIMITED→ 05131963 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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| ACQUISITION EXCELLENCE LIMITED→ 15322647 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACTION HIRE LIMITED→ 07483698 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Registered office
Apartment 4 Richardson House
Hensol Castle Park
Pontyclun
The Vale Of Glamorgan
CF72 8GE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-24
Last: 2025-05-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MOORE, Andrew Paul→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-04-29
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MOORE, Stephen John→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-12-03
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Recent filings (22 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-25
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-07-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-05-10
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-05-10
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-05-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-10