ACE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03424072 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-22

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 Dec 2023

Net worth

£945.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.7y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

115 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £945,792

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£12k

Net Worth

£946k

Current Assets

£3.7m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2023-12-31
Total assets	£1.30M
Current assets	£3.69M
Cash	£12.4k
Debtors	£3.68M
Net assets	£945.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-05-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-01
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GRUJICIC, Aleksandar Sasha resigned
director
2026-04-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-14
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-04
➖
DESAI, Monisha Parth resigned
secretary
2025-03-10
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-03-10
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-03-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-07
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TROUSDELL, Daren Frederick Donald appointed
director
2025-02-07
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DESAI, Monisha Parth resigned
director
2025-02-07
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DESAI, Parth Balvantrai resigned
director
2025-02-07
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GRUJICIC, Aleksandar Sasha appointed
director
2024-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2005-10-17
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DANINO, Aurelio Patrick resigned
director
2003-11-01
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DANINO, Aurelio Patrick appointed
director
2003-10-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2003-04-01
➖
DANINO, Aurelio Patrick resigned
director
2001-12-21
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DANINO, Aurelio Patrick appointed
director
2001-08-23
➖
ARORA, Maninder Kaur resigned
secretary
2001-08-23
➖
ARORA, Saranjit Singh resigned
director
2001-03-01
➕
DESAI, Monisha Parth appointed
secretary
1998-02-05
➕
DESAI, Monisha Parth appointed
director
1998-02-05
➕
DESAI, Parth Balvantrai appointed
director
1997-08-22
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Company incorporated
As ACE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
1997-08-22
➕
ARORA, Maninder Kaur appointed
secretary
1997-08-22
➕
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-08-22
➖
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-08-22
➕
ARORA, Saranjit Singh appointed
director
1997-08-22
➕
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1997-08-22
➖
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Daren Trousdell Individual · Canadian · DOB 10/1979 · age 47	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	14/02/2025

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Parth Balvantrai Desaiceased 14/02/2025· significant influence
Mr Parth Balvantrai Desaiceased 07/04/2016· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1997-08-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

83 Cambridge Street

London

SW1V 4PS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-05

Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

TROUSDELL, Daren Frederick Donald→

director · ~47y · appointed 2025-02-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ARORA, Maninder Kaur→

secretary · appointed 1997-08-22 · resigned 2001-08-23

Resigned

DESAI, Monisha Parth→

secretary · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2025-04-04

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-22 · resigned 1997-08-22

Resigned

ARORA, Saranjit Singh→

director · ~66y · appointed 1997-08-22 · resigned 2001-08-23

Resigned

DANINO, Aurelio Patrick→

director · ~73y · appointed 2003-11-01 · resigned 2005-10-17

Resigned

DANINO, Aurelio Patrick→

director · ~73y · appointed 2001-12-21 · resigned 2003-04-01

Resigned

DESAI, Monisha Parth→

director · ~61y · appointed 1998-02-05 · resigned 2025-02-07

Resigned

DESAI, Parth Balvantrai→

director · ~63y · appointed 1998-02-05 · resigned 2025-02-07

Resigned

GRUJICIC, Aleksandar Sasha→

director · ~47y · appointed 2025-02-07 · resigned 2026-05-01

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-08-22 · resigned 1997-08-22

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	14/10/2003	—

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Recent filings (115 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-05-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-23

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-10-22

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-10-22

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-04-14

second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP04AP01

2025-03-10

second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP04AP01

2025-03-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-03-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-03-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-28

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2025-02-27

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-02-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-02-25

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-02-25