ACE OF CLUBS (CLAPHAM)

🌳Matureactive

03080066 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1995-07-14

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

£224.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

32 officers (6 active, 32 linked, 26 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

134 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £224,884

Net assets shrinking

Down £40,263 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£225k

↓ 15% YoY

Current Assets

£208k

↓ 9.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£224.9k	£265.1k
Current assets	£208.1k	£230.5k
Net assets	£224.9k	£265.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand

2026-03-20
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accounts · AA
2025-03-12
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accounts · AA
2024-05-22
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officers · AP01
2024-05-22
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officers · TM01
2024-04-26
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accounts · AA
2023-05-19
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officers · TM01
2023-04-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-27
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accounts · AA
2023-04-26
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MAIDWELL, Richard, Rev resigned
director
2023-03-07
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officers · AP03
2023-03-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-11
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NYAMURONDA, David, Rev appointed
secretary
2023-01-11
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MCBRIDE, Denis, Rev appointed
director
2023-01-11
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TAYLOR, Michael, Rev resigned
secretary
2023-01-11
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CORRIGAN, Charles Peter, Reverend resigned
director
2023-01-11
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MAIDWELL, Richard, Rev appointed
director
2022-09-08
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officers · TM01
2022-08-21
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RANDALL, Charles Edward, Rev resigned
director
2022-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-16
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officers · CH01
2021-08-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-12
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GWEME, Elias, Rev appointed
director
2020-06-05
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MCAINSH, Ronald John, Dr resigned
director
2020-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-10
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MULLIGAN, Gerard, Reverend resigned
director
2018-12-01
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RANDALL, Charles Edward, Rev appointed
director
2016-11-16
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RANDALL, Charles Edward resigned
secretary
2016-11-16
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TAYLOR, Michael, Rev appointed
secretary
2015-01-07
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BUCKLEY, Timothy Joseph, Father appointed
director
2015-01-07
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BURNS, Andrew, Rev appointed
director
2015-01-07
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KEEGAN, Desmond, Father resigned
director
2015-01-07
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MCMANUS, James, Reverend resigned
director
2015-01-07
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OMAHONY, Maurice, Reverend resigned
director
2014-07-17
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O'TOOLE, Dominic John resigned
secretary
2014-07-17
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RANDALL, Charles Edward appointed
secretary
2011-09-08
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O'TOOLE, Dominic John appointed
secretary
2011-01-31
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REID, Richard, Reverend appointed
director
2011-01-31
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BRADY, Kieran Joseph, Reverend resigned
director
2011-01-31
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HESKETT, Ralph, The Reverend resigned
director
2011-01-31
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KEEGAN, Desmond, Father appointed
director
2008-07-20
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TRENCHARD, Philip John, Reverend resigned
secretary
2008-07-20
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HONE, Edward resigned
director
2008-07-20
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MCBRIDE, Denis, Father resigned
director
2008-07-20
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REID, Richard, Reverend resigned
director
2008-07-20
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TRENCHARD, Philip John, Reverend resigned
director
2008-02-16
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BRADY, Kieran Joseph, Reverend appointed
director
2008-02-16
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HESKETT, Ralph, The Reverend appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 77 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1995-07-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

St. Alphonsus Road

Clapham

London

SW4 7AS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-26

Last: 2026-03-12