ACTING UP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC211404 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees100100

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-08-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-01-27
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    FORDWOOD, Stuart Cameron resigned
    secretary
  12. 2020-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-01-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2000-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTING UP LIMITED
  19. 2000-09-27
    ➕
    WELSH, Emma Catherine appointed
    director
  20. 2000-09-27
    ➕
    FORDWOOD, Stuart Cameron appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-09-27
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-09-27
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Emma Catherine Welsh
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-09-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

41 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh
EH2 4HQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WELSH, Emma Catherine→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORDWOOD, Stuart Cameron→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-27 · resigned 2020-01-27
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-27 · resigned 2000-09-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-04