ACE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03757109 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-21
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£99.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £99,800

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100k
↑ 4.5% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£40k£60k£80k£100kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£113.3k£109.0k
Current assets£24.2k£24.9k
Cash—£8.6k
Debtors—£16.3k
Net assets£99.8k£95.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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  2. 2025-01-29
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  3. 2024-01-16
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  4. 2023-01-11
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  5. 2022-01-11
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  6. 2021-02-10
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  7. 2020-01-22
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  8. 2019-01-13
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  9. 2018-01-24
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  10. 2017-02-24
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  11. 2016-05-11
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  12. 2016-02-09
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  13. 2015-05-11
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  14. 2015-02-05
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  15. 2014-05-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-10-01
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    RUSSELL, Carl William appointed
    secretary
  17. 2009-10-01
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    STEEL, Deborah resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-10-17
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    STEEL, David George resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-10-17
    ➕
    STEEL, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  20. 2001-11-17
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    PADWICK, Ross David Rayner resigned
    secretary
  21. 2001-11-16
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    STEEL, David George appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-05-03
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    PADWICK, Ross David Rayner resigned
    director
  23. 2000-10-01
    ➖
    PADWICK, David Sydney Charles resigned
    secretary
  24. 2000-10-01
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    PADWICK, Ross David Rayner appointed
    secretary
  25. 2000-05-01
    ➕
    ATKINSON, James David appointed
    director
  26. 2000-05-01
    ➕
    STEEL, Ruth Catherine appointed
    director
  27. 1999-05-21
    ➕
    PADWICK, David Sydney Charles appointed
    secretary
  28. 1999-05-21
    ➖
    PADWICK, Kyhe Margaret Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  29. 1999-05-21
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, James Rhys Emery resigned
    director
  30. 1999-04-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
  31. 1999-04-21
    ➕
    PADWICK, Kyhe Margaret Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  32. 1999-04-21
    ➕
    PADWICK, Ross David Rayner appointed
    director
  33. 1999-04-21
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, James Rhys Emery appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Ruth Catherine Steel
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/05/2016
Mr James David Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/05/2016
Mr Carl William Russell
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
—25–50%25-50% voting01/05/2016

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
Incorporated1999-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

19 Redwood Avenue
Killamarsh
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S21 1GH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

RUSSELL, Carl William→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINSON, James David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2000-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEEL, Ruth Catherine→
director · ~56y · appointed 2000-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PADWICK, David Sydney Charles→
secretary · appointed 1999-05-21 · resigned 2000-10-01
Resigned
PADWICK, Kyhe Margaret Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-21 · resigned 1999-05-21
Resigned
PADWICK, Ross David Rayner→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-01 · resigned 2001-11-17
Resigned
STEEL, David George→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-16 · resigned 2006-10-17
Resigned
STEEL, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-17 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
PADWICK, Ross David Rayner→
director · ~52y · appointed 1999-04-21 · resigned 2001-05-03
Resigned
WILLIAMS, James Rhys Emery→
director · ~57y · appointed 1999-04-21 · resigned 1999-05-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
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accounts · AA
2026-01-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
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accounts · AA
2025-01-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-01-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-07