Act*1 Services Limited

Active06417126 Private limited company

Incorporated: 5 November 2007 (19 years)
Industry: Temporary employment agency activities (78200)
Directors: Brian Henry Clark
Brett Wesley Howroyd
Janice Elretha Bryant Howroyd
Owned by: Brett Wesley Howroyd
Katharyn Bryant Howroyd
Accounts type: Full
Region: Greater London
Address: 80-83 Long Lane
London
EC1A 9ET

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 21 October 2027
Last conf. stmt: 7 October 2026

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Clark, Brian Henry

Director · Appointed 21 June 2019

American

Born August 1969 (57)

Howroyd, Brett Wesley, Director

Director · Appointed 1 June 2015

American

Born November 1984

Howroyd, Janice Elretha Bryant

Director · Appointed 5 November 2007

American

Born September 1952 (74)

Officer history (2 former)

3 October 2022

Resigned Hoyal, Michael as Secretary

21 June 2019

Appointed Clark, Brian Henry as Director

8 October 2018

Resigned Howroyd, Bernard as Director

1 June 2015

Appointed Howroyd, Brett Wesley, Director as Director

5 November 2007

Appointed Howroyd, Janice Elretha Bryant as Director

5 November 2007

Appointed Howroyd, Bernard as Director

5 November 2007

Appointed Hoyal, Michael as Secretary

Ownership 3 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Brett Wesley Howroyd

Individual · Notified 1 January 2019

Owns 25–50% of shares

Holds 25–50% of voting rights

American

Born November 1984

Janice Elretha Bryant Howroyd

Individual · Notified 1 January 2019

Has significant influence or control

American

Born September 1952 (74)

Katharyn Bryant Howroyd

Individual · Notified 1 January 2019

Owns 25–50% of shares

Holds 25–50% of voting rights

American

Born September 1983 (43)

Former controllers (1)

21 August 2025

Ceased The Act 1 Group, Inc. — Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House

Net Assets: (£4,793,360)
Cash: £1,421,457
Turnover: £28,084,112
Profit Before Tax: (£1,505,429)
Employees: 175

Debt Ratio: 186%
Current Ratio: 1.6x
Profit Margin: -5%

Trend

Turnover

Balance sheet detail

	2024	2023	2022	2020	2019
Fixed Assets	£10,981	£11,732	£14,524	£8,008	£14,370
Current Assets	£5,580,237	£9,329,063	£10,693,160	£10,590,292	£10,094,728
Debtors			£6,268,961	£5,706,698	£5,689,431
Cash	£1,421,457	£4,119,448	£4,424,199	£4,883,594	£4,405,297
Creditors (< 1 year)	£3,446,577	£4,187,695		£3,238,516	£3,469,905
Creditors (> 1 year)	£6,935,256	£8,435,523		£8,435,523	£7,285,523
Net Current Assets	£2,133,660	£5,141,368	£6,192,827	£7,351,776	£6,624,823
Net Assets	(£4,793,360)	(£3,285,356)	(£2,230,932)	(£1,077,261)	(£649,060)
Shareholder Funds	(£4,793,360)	(£3,285,356)	(£2,230,932)	(£1,077,261)	(£649,060)

Turnover	£28,084,112	£33,039,164	£35,070,548	£26,126,308	£30,512,857
Cost of Sales	£26,274,826	£30,888,890	£32,875,353	£24,269,356	£29,135,287
Gross Profit	£1,809,286	£2,150,274	£2,195,195	£1,856,952	£1,377,570
Admin Expenses	£2,970,708	£2,777,018	£2,683,220	£2,200,308	£2,098,963
Staff Costs	£8,913,459	£9,930,796	£8,814,062	£9,726,560	£8,377,683
Profit Before Tax	(£1,505,429)	(£1,041,975)	(£633,286)	(£444,527)	(£919,036)
Tax	£2,575	£12,449	£18,853	(£16,326)	(£1,635)
Profit for Period	(£1,508,004)	(£1,054,424)	(£652,139)	(£428,201)	(£917,401)

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
13 October 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	7 October 2025
8 September 2025	Full accounts	31 December 2024
5 September 2025	Cessation of a person with significant control
21 August 2025	Notification of a person with significant control
21 August 2025	Notification of a person with significant control