ACE-ABC (MANSFIELD) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03823311 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-11
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.7y

35/100
under pressure

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

  • · Charge age ~3.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
75 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
70
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-09-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2022-09-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-09-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-09-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-09-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-09-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2022-09-01
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    JAVAID, Amjid appointed
    director
  12. 2022-09-01
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    KRISHAN, Rajeev Kaushal resigned
    director
  13. 2022-09-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rajeev Krishan
  14. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    KRISHAN, Nirmal Devi resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    KRISHAN, Kewel resigned
    director
  22. 2008-08-01
    ➖
    KRISHAN, Nirmal Devi resigned
    director
  23. 1999-08-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE-ABC (MANSFIELD) LIMITED
  24. 1999-08-11
    ➕
    KRISHAN, Nirmal Devi appointed
    secretary
  25. 1999-08-11
    ➕
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-08-11
    ➖
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-08-11
    ➕
    KRISHAN, Kewel appointed
    director
  28. 1999-08-11
    ➕
    KRISHAN, Nirmal Devi appointed
    director
  29. 1999-08-11
    ➕
    KRISHAN, Rajeev Kaushal appointed
    director
  30. 1999-08-11
    ➕
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1999-08-11
    ➖
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Dg Private Hire Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dg Private Hire Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACE-ABC (MANSFIELD) LIMITED
This company · 03823311

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dg Private Hire Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/09/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Rajeev Kaushal Krishanceased 01/09/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Ellen Krishanceased 01/09/2022· 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
Incorporated1999-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

6 Little Tennis Street
Nottingham
NG2 4EL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

JAVAID, Amjid→
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KRISHAN, Nirmal Devi→
secretary · appointed 1999-08-11 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-11 · resigned 1999-08-11
Resigned
KRISHAN, Kewel→
director · ~91y · appointed 1999-08-11 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
KRISHAN, Nirmal Devi→
director · ~85y · appointed 1999-08-11 · resigned 2008-08-01
Resigned
KRISHAN, Rajeev Kaushal→
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-08-11 · resigned 2022-09-01
Resigned
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-08-11 · resigned 1999-08-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Rajeev Krishan / Kumud Krishan / Kamni Krishan / Kewal Krishan
A registered charge1 property01/09/2022—
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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-09-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-17