ACT THE FOOL LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15452298 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-30
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
70/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
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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
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-23➖MOTA SOTAYA, Alexandre resigneddirector
- 2025-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-12➖DRENNAN, Abigail Jessica Higgs resigneddirector
- 2025-03-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ACT THE FOOL LTD
- 2024-01-30➕SOMBOT, Beniamin-Dave appointeddirector
- 2024-01-30➕DRENNAN, Abigail Jessica Higgs appointeddirector
- 2024-01-30➕MOTA SOTAYA, Alexandre appointeddirector
- 2024-01-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Beniamin-Dave Sombot Individual · Romanian · DOB 06/1998 · age 28 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/01/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alexandre Mota Sotayaceased 23/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Miss Abigail Jessica Higgs Drennanceased 12/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities
Registered office
20 Harrington Gardens 20 Harrington Gardens
London
SW7 4LS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
SOMBOT, Beniamin-Dave→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2024-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DRENNAN, Abigail Jessica Higgs→
Resigneddirector · ~23y · appointed 2024-01-30 · resigned 2025-03-12
MOTA SOTAYA, Alexandre→
Resigneddirector · ~26y · appointed 2024-01-30 · resigned 2026-03-23
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Recent filings (10 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-30