ACEBEAM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03337887 · ltd · incorporated 1997-03-21
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). 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 (76/100)

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 (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 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.

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£11k£23k£34k£45k£56kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets—£56.4k
Current assets—£54.2k
Cash—£46.7k
Debtors—£7.5k
Net assets—£56.4k
Average employees4—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-02-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-01-05
    ➕
    HARRIS, Terry appointed
    director
  17. 2016-01-05
    ➖
    MARSDEN, Christopher Ian resigned
    director
  18. 2002-04-01
    ➖
    PORTER, Robert Arthur resigned
    director
  19. 2002-02-28
    ➕
    HARRIS, Terry John appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-02-28
    ➖
    MALLIA, John resigned
    secretary
  21. 1997-10-20
    ➕
    MARSDEN, Christopher Ian appointed
    director
  22. 1997-09-26
    ➖
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1997-08-26
    ➕
    MALLIA, John appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-08-26
    ➖
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1997-08-26
    ➕
    PORTER, Robert Arthur appointed
    director
  26. 1997-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ACEBEAM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  27. 1997-03-21
    ➕
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1997-03-21
    ➕
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 78 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 29 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 Terry Harris
Individual · British · DOB 01/1948 · age 78
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Little Canfield Business Park
High Cross Lane East
Little Canfield
Essex
CM6 1WW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HARRIS, Terry John→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Terry→
director · ~78y · appointed 2016-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MALLIA, John→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-26 · resigned 2002-02-28
Resigned
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-03-21 · resigned 1997-08-26
Resigned
MARSDEN, Christopher Ian→
director · ~76y · appointed 1997-10-20 · resigned 2016-01-05
Resigned
PORTER, Robert Arthur→
director · ~72y · appointed 1997-08-26 · resigned 2002-04-01
Resigned
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-03-21 · resigned 1997-09-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-04