ACE GEARBOXES LTD.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 32.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 32.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.78M | £3.23M |
| Current assets | £4.08M | £3.66M |
| Cash | £3.27M | £2.88M |
| Debtors | £725.8k | £692.4k |
| Net assets | £3.76M | £3.22M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-01-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23➖TUR, Lorraine Anne resignedsecretary
- 2021-04-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-04-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 1993-06-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1981-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE GEARBOXES LTD.
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Ace Gb Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Gb Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/11/2025 |
Mr Julien Antoine Tur Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Lorraine Anne Turceased 01/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/06/1993 | 22/01/2024 |