ACEMATCH LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02029799 · ltd · incorporated 1986-06-19
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-29.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £29,578
Very low cash
Cash position: £4
Cash YoY
+33%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4
↑ 33% YoY
Net Worth
-£30k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£27
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-29.6k | £-29.0k |
| Current assets | £27 | £24 |
| Cash | £4 | £3 |
| Debtors | £23 | £21 |
| Net assets | £-29.6k | £-29.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 1986-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ACEMATCH LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Andrew Read Individual · English · DOB 07/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Barbara Frances Read Individual · Irish · DOB 02/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Southacre
Mareham On The Hill
Horncastle
Lincolnshire
LN9 6PQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
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Recent filings (90 total)
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2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-04-24