ACTAVO (P.D.C.) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8M
-29.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£6.6M
+6.8% vs 2023
Employees
72
-7.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£183K
-84.1% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,912,824 | £10,585,292 | -3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,151,375 | £182,931 | -84.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,151,375 | £424,737 | -63.1% | |
| Cash | £2,478,524 | £1,754,677 | -29.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,838,011 | £7,015,985 | +2.6% | |
| Net assets | £6,211,887 | £6,636,625 | +6.8% | |
| Equity | £6,211,888 | £6,636,625 | +6.8% | |
| Average employees | 78 | 72 | -7.7% | |
| Wages | £5,074,457 | £5,811,458 | +14.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 10.6% | 4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32.1% | 27.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.56x | 3.98x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- ACTAVO (P.D.C.) LIMITED 2016-01-05 → present
- P.D.C. UTILITY SERVICES LTD 2008-01-17 → 2016-01-05
- P.D.C. PROTECTIVE & DECORATIVE CONTRACTORS LIMITED 1998-10-20 → 2008-01-17
- TEXTSMART LIMITED 1998-06-23 → 1998-10-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 23 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 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BONE, Janet Mary | Secretary | 1998-07-14 | 2015-02-13 |
| DELANY, Sandra | Secretary | 2016-12-30 | 2018-02-08 |
| O'DONNELL, Barry | Secretary | 2018-02-08 | 2021-08-12 |
| SPRING, Liam | Secretary | 2015-02-13 | 2016-12-30 |
| WALSH, Brian | Secretary | 2021-08-12 | 2022-10-14 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-06-23 | 1998-07-14 |
| BEST, Russell Richard | Director | 2015-02-13 | 2017-06-30 |
| BONE, Michael | Director | 1998-07-14 | 2015-02-13 |
| CAROLAN, Patrick | Director | 2015-02-13 | 2016-12-30 |
| CORKERY, Sean | Director | 2015-02-13 | 2018-08-01 |
| CROSS, Malcolm Anthony | Director | 1999-03-02 | 2009-06-12 |
| DOHERTY, Alan | Director | 2015-02-13 | 2018-10-08 |
| FORSTER, Ian Edward | Director | 2007-01-08 | 2018-02-08 |
| FOULKES, Christopher Jon | Director | 2015-02-13 | 2017-02-03 |
| FREER, Mark | Director | 2007-01-08 | 2013-09-30 |
| KELLY, Brian | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2024-03-08 |
| LUCEY, Sean | Director | 2018-10-08 | 2021-08-31 |
| 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 |
| READ, Keith Ivor | Director | 1998-10-16 | 1999-12-31 |
| SPRING, Liam | Director | 2015-02-13 | 2017-11-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-06-23 | 1998-07-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actavo (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 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 | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-08 | 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 | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | |
| 2021-11-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.