A.C.E. CEILING PRODUCTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01406768 · ltd · incorporated 1978-12-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 93-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 93). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 46.3y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 46.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees152100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-11
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    capital · SH06
  5. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-10
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    address · AD02
  10. 2019-10-09
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    officers · AP03
  11. 2019-10-09
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2019-02-13
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    JOHNSON, Millie appointed
    secretary
  13. 2019-02-13
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    TONKS, Julie resigned
    secretary
  14. 2018-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-28
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-09-28
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    officers · CH03
  17. 2017-11-10
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-09-28
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    address · AD02
  19. 2015-06-29
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Five Arrows Business Finance PLC
  20. 2012-09-09
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    JOHNSON, Garry Malcolm resigned
    director
  21. 2012-08-30
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    JOHNSON, Adele Kathryn appointed
    director
  22. 2012-08-30
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    JONES, Damian Craig Nicholas appointed
    director
  23. 2012-07-03
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: State Securities PLC
  24. 2008-12-09
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    HARRISON, Gary resigned
    director
  25. 2008-05-06
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2007-05-15
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
  27. 2007-05-15
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)
  28. 2005-06-30
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    JOHNSON, Adele Kathryn resigned
    secretary
  29. 2005-06-30
    ➕
    TONKS, Julie appointed
    secretary
  30. 2004-01-01
    ➕
    HARRISON, Gary appointed
    director
  31. 2003-09-15
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Adele Kathryn appointed
    secretary
  32. 2003-09-15
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    JOHNSON, Garry Malcolm resigned
    secretary
  33. 2003-05-02
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) Limited and Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) Limited
  34. 1998-04-28
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  35. 1992-01-31
    ➖
    BOOTON, Josie resigned
    director
  36. 1992-01-31
    ➖
    BOOTON, Robert Derrick resigned
    director
  37. 1982-02-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  38. 1980-01-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  39. 1978-12-27
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    Company incorporated
    As A.C.E. CEILING PRODUCTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
9 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Damian Craig Nicholas Jones
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Adele Kathryn Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-12-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Arley Industrial Estate
Springhill
Arley
Coventry
CV7 8HN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

JOHNSON, Millie→
secretary · appointed 2019-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Adele Kathryn→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Sylvia→
director · ~93y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Damian Craig Nicholas→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Adele Kathryn→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-15 · resigned 2005-06-30
Resigned
JOHNSON, Garry Malcolm→
secretary · resigned 2003-09-15
Resigned
TONKS, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-30 · resigned 2019-02-13
Resigned
BOOTON, Josie→
director · ~94y · resigned 1992-01-31
Resigned
BOOTON, Robert Derrick→
director · ~99y · resigned 1992-01-31
Resigned
HARRISON, Gary→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-01-01 · resigned 2008-12-09
Resigned
JOHNSON, Garry Malcolm→
director · ~93y · resigned 2012-09-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
9
Outstanding
5
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Five Arrows Business Finance
Five Arrows Business Finance PLC
A registered charge—29/06/2015—
outstanding
State Securities
State Securities PLC
Supplemental chattel mortgage3 properties03/07/2012—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property06/05/2008—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
Floating charge (all assets)1 property15/05/2007—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (the Security Holder)
Fixed charge on purchased debts which fail to vest1 property15/05/2007—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) Limited and Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) Limited
Chattels mortgage1 property02/05/2003—
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Debenture1 property28/04/1998—
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Charge1 property04/02/1982—
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Charge1 property18/01/1980—
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Recent filings (116 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
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accounts · AA
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-10