ACES DUST CONTROL LTD.

🌳Matureactive
03783552 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-07
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does

Likely manufactures and/or wholesales industrial dust control equipment and machinery, with the "ACES" branding suggesting a specialist focus, operating as a small, owner-managed business given its consistent micro-entity and total exemption accounts filings.

Primary activity: SIC 28250
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 25.1y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-08
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  7. 2022-02-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2022-02-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  9. 2022-02-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  10. 2022-02-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-06-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-01
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    CAREY, Jacqueline Elisabeth appointed
    secretary
  17. 2019-02-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2019-02-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-02-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-12-23
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    INGVARSDOTTIR, Agnes resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-01-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  22. 2005-10-18
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    INGVARSDOTTIR, Agnes resigned
    director
  23. 2005-10-17
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    EIRIKSSON, Niels Ingvar appointed
    director
  24. 2001-04-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  25. 1999-09-02
    ➖
    READYMADE SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 1999-09-02
    ➖
    READYMADE NOMINEES LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 1999-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ACES DUST CONTROL LTD.
  28. 1999-06-07
    ➕
    PETURSSON, Eirikur Mar appointed
    director
  29. 1999-06-07
    ➕
    INGVARSDOTTIR, Agnes appointed
    secretary
  30. 1999-06-07
    ➕
    READYMADE SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1999-06-07
    ➖
    READYMADE SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1999-06-07
    ➕
    READYMADE SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 1999-06-07
    ➕
    INGVARSDOTTIR, Agnes appointed
    director
  34. 1999-06-07
    ➕
    READYMADE NOMINEES LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1999-06-07
    ➖
    READYMADE NOMINEES LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1999-06-07
    ➕
    READYMADE NOMINEES LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Niels Ingvar Eiriksson
Individual · Icelandic · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control08/06/2021
Mr Eirikur Mar Petursson
Individual · Danish · DOB 08/1942 · age 84
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/06/2017

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

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7 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
Incorporated1999-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28250 — SIC 28250

Registered office

Unit 3 Fossil Bank
Upper Colwall
Malvern
Herefordshire
WR13 6PL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

CAREY, Jacqueline Elisabeth→
secretary · appointed 2019-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EIRIKSSON, Niels Ingvar→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETURSSON, Eirikur Mar→
director · ~84y · appointed 1999-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INGVARSDOTTIR, Agnes→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-07 · resigned 2018-12-23
Resigned
READYMADE SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-07 · resigned 1999-06-07
Resigned
READYMADE SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-06-07 · resigned 1999-09-02
Resigned
INGVARSDOTTIR, Agnes→
director · ~82y · appointed 1999-06-07 · resigned 2005-10-18
Resigned
READYMADE NOMINEES LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-06-07 · resigned 1999-06-07
Resigned
READYMADE NOMINEES LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 1999-06-07 · resigned 1999-09-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property31/01/2007—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/04/2001—
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Recent filings (87 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-02-08
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-02-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-02-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-02-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17