ACEMAX ESTATES LTD

🌳Matureactive
03415436 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
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
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees11001100

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-09-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-21
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    VAN DEN BOS, Yvonne Brenda resigned
    director
  14. 2016-03-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-03-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2016-03-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-03-18
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    VAN DEN BOS, Christopher appointed
    director
  18. 2016-03-18
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    VAN DEN BOS, Richard appointed
    director
  19. 2016-03-18
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    VAN DEN BOS, Richard resigned
    secretary
  20. 1999-06-04
    ➕
    VAN DEN BOS, Richard appointed
    secretary
  21. 1999-06-03
    ➖
    VAN DEN BOS, Michelle resigned
    secretary
  22. 1998-09-01
    ➖
    VAN DEN DOS, Christopher resigned
    director
  23. 1998-04-06
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    VAN DEN DOS, Christopher appointed
    director
  24. 1997-08-15
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1997-08-15
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1997-08-07
    ➕
    VAN DEN BOS, Michelle appointed
    secretary
  27. 1997-08-07
    ➕
    VAN DEN BOS, Yvonne Brenda appointed
    director
  28. 1997-08-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ACEMAX ESTATES LTD
  29. 1997-08-06
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1997-08-06
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Van Den Bos
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence06/04/2016
Mr Christopher Van Den Bos
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

20 Weaver Industrial Estate
Blackburne Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L19 8JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

VAN DEN BOS, Christopher→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VAN DEN BOS, Richard→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VAN DEN BOS, Michelle→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-07 · resigned 1999-06-03
Resigned
VAN DEN BOS, Richard→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-04 · resigned 2016-03-18
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-06 · resigned 1997-08-15
Resigned
VAN DEN BOS, Yvonne Brenda→
director · ~86y · appointed 1997-08-07 · resigned 2016-03-21
Resigned
VAN DEN DOS, Christopher→
director · ~47y · appointed 1998-04-06 · resigned 1998-09-01
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-08-06 · resigned 1997-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-27