ACT SAFETY GROUP LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC548454 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-24
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£7.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -74% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,975
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,283 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 74% YoY
Cash YoY
-74%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↓ 74% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 72% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.4k | £15.7k |
| Current assets | £8.0k | £28.9k |
| Cash | £5.7k | £21.5k |
| Debtors | £2.4k | £7.4k |
| Net assets | £7.0k | £15.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-18➕BAIRD, Alan appointeddirector
- 2025-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-13📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-16➖BUTCHER, Peter resigneddirector
- 2016-10-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ACT SAFETY GROUP LIMITED
- 2016-10-24➕MCDONALD, Alan Stewart appointeddirector
- 2016-10-24➕ROBSON, Jim appointeddirector
- 2016-10-24➕BUTCHER, Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Stewart Mcdonald Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 24/10/2016 |
Mr Jim Robson Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/09/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Jim Robsonceased 04/09/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Peter Butcherceased 28/02/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
1 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 1RW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
MCDONALD, Alan Stewart→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTCHER, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-10-24 · resigned 2019-08-16
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Recent filings (36 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29