ACTAVO (UK) LIMITED
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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
- ACTAVO (UK) LIMITED 2016-01-05 → present
- DEBORAH SERVICES LIMITED 2000-09-20 → 2016-01-05
- HEATHER SERVICES LIMITED 2000-06-13 → 2000-09-20
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 153 | 84 | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.50x | 0.76x | |
| Interest cover | -230.50x | 1257.00x |
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
- ACTAVO (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Actavo (P.D.C) Limited 1%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events since the year end.”
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 | |
| 2026-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-01-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-03-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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
-
Turnover
-17%
£12,649,000 £10,502,000
-
Cash
-5.1%
£826,000 £784,000
-
Net assets
+25.8%
£9,336,000 £11,748,000
-
Employees
-45.1%
153 84
-
Operating profit
+372.7%
-£461,000 £1,257,000
-
Profit before tax
+371.7%
-£463,000 £1,258,000
-
Wages
-38.4%
£7,885,000 £4,860,000
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