ACTR-AI LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15427508 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-19
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£3.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (66/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
17 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £3,621
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£7k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.2k |
| Current assets | £7.4k |
| Net assets | £3.6k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-02-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-03-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-07📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-02-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTR-AI LIMITED
- 2024-01-19➕DUTTON, David Michael, Dr appointeddirector
- 2024-01-19➕HENSMAN, Richard Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-01-19➕LAYCOCK, Jeremy Andrew appointeddirector
- 2024-01-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
85 Great Portland Street, First Floor
London
W1W 7LT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DUTTON, David Michael, Dr→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HENSMAN, Richard Michael→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-01-19
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LAYCOCK, Jeremy Andrew→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-01-19
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Recent filings (17 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-11
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-03-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-25