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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-06-27 (in 1mo)

Last made up 2025-06-13

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£784K

-5.1% vs 2023

Net assets

£12M

+25.8% vs 2023

Employees

84

-45.1% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£1M

+371.7% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

  1. ACTAVO (UK) LIMITED 2016-01-05 → present
  2. DEBORAH SERVICES LIMITED 2000-09-20 → 2016-01-05
  3. HEATHER SERVICES LIMITED 2000-06-13 → 2000-09-20

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £12,649,000£10,502,000
Operating profit -£461,000£1,257,000
Profit before tax -£463,000£1,258,000
Net profit -£463,000£1,258,000
Cash £826,000£784,000
Total assets less current liabilities £9,341,000£11,748,000
Net assets £9,336,000£11,748,000
Equity £9,336,000£11,748,000
Average employees 15384
Wages £7,885,000£4,860,000

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin -3.6%12.0%
Net margin -3.7%12.0%
Return on capital employed -4.9%10.7%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 74.2%77.7%
Current ratio 0.50x0.76x
Interest cover -230.50x1257.00x

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 101
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
BDO
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“At 31 December 2024 the Company had a net equity position of £11.8m (31 December 2024: £9.3m). At 31 December 2024 the company had amounts receivable from fellow Actavo Group companies of £30.0m (2023: £12.3m) and amounts due to fellow Actavo Group companies of £41.2m (2023: £26.9m). The directors of the company have received an undertaking that these balances will not be called for a period of at least 12 months after the approval of the financial statements. The Actavo Group reported a net profit of €12.0m for the year ended 31 December 2024 (31 December 2023: net profit of €4.2m). The Group had a net operating cash inflow of €38.9m for the year ended 31 December 2024 (2023: inflow of €14.2m) and at the 31 December 2024 the Group had a net equity position of €40.3m (31 December 2023: €29.9m). The Group's current assets exceeded their current liabilities by €30.4m at 31 December 2024 (31 December 2023: current assets exceeded current liabilities by €11.5m). The core continuing business of the Group delivered operating profit of €13.9m in 2024 (2023: €8.5m), this coupled with the cash in hand of €45m, provides a stable platform on which to grow and expand the business. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention in accordance with the Companies Act 2014 and FRS 101 "Reduced Disclosure Framework" ("FRS 101"). Outlined below are the principal accounting policies under FRS 101, which have been applied consistently.”

Group structure

  1. ACTAVO (UK) LIMITED · parent
    1. Actavo (P.D.C) Limited 1% · Ireland · Utility services

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 34 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
SIBSON, Lucinda Secretary 2022-10-14
SIBSON, Lucinda Director 2025-10-23 Jul 1969 Irish
TOBIN, Keith Martin Director 2024-03-08 Apr 1974 Irish
Show 34 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
DELANY, Sandra Secretary 2016-12-30 2018-02-08
NEAL, John Howard Secretary 2000-07-04 2011-04-30
O'DONNELL, Barry Secretary 2018-02-08 2021-08-12
SPRING, Liam Secretary 2011-10-04 2016-12-30
WALSH, Brian Secretary 2021-08-12 2022-10-14
WILSON, Mark Henry Richard Iain Secretary 2011-04-30 2011-09-02
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2000-06-13 2000-07-04
BEST, Russell Richard Director 2015-01-31 2017-06-30
BEVAN, Raymond Philip Director 2005-10-10 2008-04-24
CAROLAN, Patrick Director 2012-09-07 2016-12-30
CORKERY, Sean Director 2013-07-01 2018-08-01
DEVEREUX, Niall Joseph Director 2009-07-01 2012-09-07
DOHERTY, Alan Director 2013-01-07 2018-10-08
FLOUNDERS, Stephen Director 2005-10-06 2015-01-31
FOULKES, Christopher Jon Director 2010-07-27 2017-02-03
HARVEY, Brian Director 2008-02-19 2013-06-30
HASTIE, Roger Director 2010-07-27 2018-05-31
HELME, Mike Director 2018-05-31 2018-09-25
JORDAN, Patrick Plunkett Director 2009-05-20 2011-09-30
KELLY, Brian Director 2018-08-01 2024-03-08
KENWARD, Gregory John Director 2018-02-28 2018-10-19
KIDD, Peter Director 2000-07-04 2005-10-05
LUCEY, Sean Director 2018-10-08 2021-08-31
MAY, Martin Keith Director 2012-10-08 2013-10-31
MCDONALD, Stuart Director 2018-05-31 2019-12-23
MILEHAM, Anthony Director 2010-07-27 2012-12-31
NEAL, John Howard Director 2000-07-04 2011-04-30
NEATE, Christopher Director 2000-07-04 2009-11-01
NOLAN, Colm Director 2009-05-20 2009-07-01
O'CONNOR, Tom Director 2017-06-30 2018-04-20
O'DONNELL, Barry Director 2021-08-12 2025-10-23
PRICE, Charles John Spencer Director 2017-06-30 2017-09-08
SPRING, Liam Director 2011-10-04 2018-02-28
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 2000-06-13 2000-07-04

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Deborah Services (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 202 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-01-23 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-01-21 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-09-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-06-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-11-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-10-21 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-10-15 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-10-14 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-06-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-06-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-01-26 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2023-01-26 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2022-10-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-06-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-04-29 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2022-03-14 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2022-02-07 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2021-12-31 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-11-19 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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