ACT UK COMMERCE LTD

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16123430 · ltd · incorporated 2024-12-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46150
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46190Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
5 filings
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-07-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-07-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-05-12
    SEVER, Tamar appointed
    director
  5. 2025-05-12
    SHNITZER, Cilla appointed
    director
  6. 2024-12-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACT UK COMMERCE LTD
  7. 2024-12-09
    SHNITZER, Amir appointed
    director
  8. 2024-12-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Amir Shnitzer
Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/12/2024
Mrs Cilla Shnitzer
Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49
2550%
25-50% shares12/05/2025

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
Incorporated2024-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46150 — SIC 46150

Registered office

85 Great Portland Street
First Floor
London
W1W 7LT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SEVER, Tamar
director · ~75y · appointed 2025-05-12
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Active
SHNITZER, Amir
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-12-09
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Active
SHNITZER, Cilla
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-05-12
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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-12-09