ACE CONNECTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03156807 · ltd · incorporated 1996-02-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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).

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-06
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    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-11-28
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  10. 2018-11-27
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  11. 2018-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-03
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-10-01
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    TANSER, Geraldine Remany resigned
    secretary
  17. 1999-07-19
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    TANSER, Geraldine Remany appointed
    secretary
  18. 1999-05-14
    ➖
    MANGHER, Narinder Singh resigned
    director
  19. 1999-01-25
    ➖
    TANSER, David John resigned
    secretary
  20. 1999-01-14
    ➕
    TANSER, David John appointed
    director
  21. 1999-01-14
    ➖
    MANGHER, Jaswinder Kaur resigned
    secretary
  22. 1999-01-14
    ➕
    TANSER, David John appointed
    secretary
  23. 1996-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE CONNECTIONS LIMITED
  24. 1996-02-08
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    MANGHER, Jaswinder Kaur appointed
    secretary
  25. 1996-02-08
    ➕
    BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1996-02-08
    ➖
    BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-02-08
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    MANGHER, Narinder Singh appointed
    director
  28. 1996-02-08
    ➕
    BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1996-02-08
    ➖
    BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Tanser
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/02/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47410 — Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores

Registered office

8 Station Road
Lutterworth
LE17 4AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

TANSER, David John→
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANGHER, Jaswinder Kaur→
secretary · appointed 1996-02-08 · resigned 1999-01-14
Resigned
TANSER, David John→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-14 · resigned 1999-01-25
Resigned
TANSER, Geraldine Remany→
secretary · appointed 1999-07-19 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned
BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-02-08 · resigned 1996-02-08
Resigned
MANGHER, Narinder Singh→
director · ~70y · appointed 1996-02-08 · resigned 1999-05-14
Resigned
BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-02-08 · resigned 1996-02-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-19