ACE HIGHWAYS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01237215 · ltd · incorporated 1975-12-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 15 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
16 live charges · 9 lenders · oldest 41.3y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 41.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 9 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
16 charges (16/16 with lender, 16/16 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
159 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-24✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-25➕COLLETT, Jack William appointeddirector
- 2025-03-25➕COLLETT, Samuel Nevada appointeddirector
- 2025-03-25➖COLLETT, Lincoln resigneddirector
- 2025-03-25➖COLLETT, Mark resigneddirector
- 2025-03-25🔒Charge registered #16Lender: David Collett (As Security Agent)
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-28➖COLLETT, Michael resignedsecretary
- 2017-02-28➖COLLETT, David resigneddirector
- 2017-02-28➖COLLETT, Michael resigneddirector
- 2017-02-28➖COLLETT, Patricia resigneddirector
- 2017-02-28➖COLLETT, Richard resigneddirector
- 2017-02-28➖COLLETT, Richard resigneddirector
- 2017-02-02🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2017-02-02🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2017-02-02🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2017-02-02🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2016-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2016-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2016-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2016-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2016-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2016-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2016-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2016-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-02-03🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Jack William Collett
- 2015-01-09🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Jack William Collett
- 2014-06-23🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Jack William Collett
- 2014-03-07🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2014-02-21🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Jack Collett Acting as Trustee of the Collett Transport Pension Plan
- 2011-07-22🔒Charge registered #11Lender: M.D.F. (Gt Yarmouth) LTD
- 2009-12-16🔒Charge registered #10Lender: The Trustees of the Collett Transport Pension Plan
- 2009-04-02🔒Charge registered #9Lender: The Trustees of the Collett Transport Pension Plan
- 2008-12-16🔒Charge registered #8Lender: The Trustees of the Collett Transport Pension Plan
- 2008-03-31🔒Charge registered #7Lender: The Trustees of the Collett Transport Pension Plan
- 2007-05-01🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Trustees of the Collet Transport Pension Plan
Showing most recent 50 of 65 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
2 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-07-24: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Collett Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Collett Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ACE HIGHWAYS LIMITED
This company · 01237215
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Collett Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities
Registered office
Victoria Terminal
Albert Road
Halifax
Yorkshire
HX2 0DF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)
COLLETT, Jack William→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLLETT, Samuel Nevada→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLLETT, Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-08-08 · resigned 2017-02-28
COLLETT, Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2002-08-08
COLLETT, David→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1993-07-06 · resigned 2017-02-28
COLLETT, Lincoln→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1993-07-06 · resigned 2025-03-25
COLLETT, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1993-07-06 · resigned 2025-03-25
COLLETT, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1996-05-01 · resigned 2017-02-28
COLLETT, Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2017-02-28
COLLETT, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1993-07-06 · resigned 2017-02-28
COLLETT, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2017-02-28
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Mortgages & charges
16
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:16 of 16 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | David Collett (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 25/03/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Jack William Collett / Michael Collett / Mark Collett / David Collett | A registered charge | — | 03/02/2016 | 02/02/2017 | |
| satisfied | Jack William Collett / Michael Collett / Mark Collett / David Collett | A registered charge | — | 09/01/2015 | 02/02/2017 | |
| satisfied | Jack William Collett / Michael Collett / Mark Collett / David Collett | A registered charge | — | 23/06/2014 | 02/02/2017 | |
| satisfied | Jack Collett Acting as Trustee of the Collett Transport Pension Plan / Michael Collett Acting as Trustee of the Collett Transport Pension Plan / Mark Collett Acting as Trustee of the Collett Transport Pension Plan / David Collett Acting as Trustee of the Collett Transport Pension Plan | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/02/2014 | 02/02/2017 | |
| satisfied | M.D.F. (Gt Yarmouth) M.D.F. (Gt Yarmouth) LTD | Debenture | 1 property | 22/07/2011 | 07/03/2014 | |
| satisfied | The Trustees of the Collett Transport Pension Plan | Mortgage of chattels | 1 property | 16/12/2009 | 02/09/2016 | |
| satisfied | The Trustees of the Collett Transport Pension Plan | Mortgage of chattels | 1 property | 02/04/2009 | 02/09/2016 | |
| satisfied | The Trustees of the Collett Transport Pension Plan | Mortgage of chattels | 1 property | 16/12/2008 | 02/09/2016 | |
| satisfied | The Trustees of the Collett Transport Pension Plan | Mortgage of chattels | 1 property | 31/03/2008 | 02/09/2016 | |
| satisfied | The Trustees of the Collet Transport Pension Plan | Mortgage of chattels | 1 property | 01/05/2007 | 02/09/2016 | |
| satisfied | The Trustees of the Collett Transport Pension Plan (The Scheme) | Chattel mortgage | 1 property | 01/10/2006 | 02/09/2016 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/08/1999 | 02/09/2016 | |
| satisfied | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Chattels mortgage | 1 property | 23/12/1993 | 21/01/1997 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 04/04/1985 | 21/03/2002 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 28/02/1985 | 02/09/2016 |
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Recent filings (159 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-07-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27