ACT*1 SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£2m
+38.4% vs 2024
Net assets
-£6.7m
-40.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
230
+31.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.9m
-28.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-21.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26,126,308 | £30,870,702 | £35,070,548 | £33,039,164 | £28,084,112 | £33,116,308 | +17.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£626,744 | -£1,161,422 | -£1,589,524 | -36.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£444,527 | -£501,243 | -£633,286 | -£1,041,975 | -£1,505,429 | -£1,939,574 | -28.8% | |
| Net profit | -£428,201 | -£501,532 | -£652,139 | -£1,054,424 | -£1,508,004 | -£1,942,542 | -28.8% | |
| Cash | £4,883,594 | £5,826,790 | £4,424,199 | £4,119,448 | £1,421,457 | £1,967,436 | +38.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,359,784 | £7,558,540 | £6,207,351 | £5,153,100 | £2,144,641 | £3,503,849 | +63.4% | |
| Net assets | -£1,077,261 | -£1,578,793 | -£2,230,932 | -£3,285,356 | -£4,793,360 | -£6,735,902 | -40.5% | |
| Equity | -£1,077,261 | -£1,578,793 | -£2,230,932 | -£3,285,356 | -£4,793,360 | -£6,735,902 | -40.5% | |
| Average employees | 224 | 207 | 168 | 175 | 175 | 230 | +31.4% | |
| Wages | £8,700,968 | £7,991,004 | £7,699,526 | £8,760,740 | £7,848,259 | £11,111,150 | +41.6% | |
| 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -1.9% | -4.1% | -4.8% | |
| Net margin | -1.6% | -1.6% | -1.9% | -3.2% | -5.4% | -5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -12.2% | -54.2% | -45.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 110.2% | 113.2% | 120.8% | 135.2% | 185.7% | 176.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.23x | 1.62x | 1.66x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -1.51x | -3.38x | -4.54x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Carbon Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the company's ability to continue as a going concern, including the parent's ability to provide this support. On that basis, the directors are satisfied that the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate. There are no material uncertainties”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Brian Henry | Director | 2019-06-21 | Aug 1969 | American |
| HOWROYD, Brett Wesley, Director | Director | 2015-06-01 | Nov 1984 | American |
| HOWROYD, Janice Elretha Bryant | Director | 2007-11-05 | Sep 1952 | American |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOYAL, Michael | Secretary | 2007-11-05 | 2022-10-03 |
| HOWROYD, Bernard | Director | 2007-11-05 | 2018-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brett Wesley Howroyd | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-01-01 | Active |
| Mrs Janice Elretha Bryant Howroyd | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-01-01 | Active |
| Ms Katharyn Bryant Howroyd | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-01-01 | Active |
| The Act 1 Group, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 59 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.