ACT 4 SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
NI070818 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-20
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£38.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (69/100)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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £38,532
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£39k
Current Assets
£46k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £38.5k |
| Current assets | £46.3k |
| Net assets | £38.5k |
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
5
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-12-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-13📄second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
- 2018-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-11-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-11-01➕MAYORAL LAHUERTA, Beatriz appointeddirector
- 2008-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ACT 4 SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2008-10-20➕HILL, Kristian appointeddirector
- 2008-10-20➕CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-10-20➖CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
68/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Beatriz Mayoral Lahuerta Individual · Spanish · DOB 07/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/11/2016 |
Mr Kristian Martin James Hill Individual · Irish · DOB 02/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kristian Martin James Hillceased 06/11/2018· 25-50% shares
- Ms Beatriz Mayoral Lahuertaceased 06/11/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-10-20
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
The Mount
Woodstock Link
Belfast
BT6 8DD
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HILL, Kristian→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2008-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAYORAL LAHUERTA, Beatriz→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-10-20 · resigned 2008-10-20
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Recent filings (50 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23