ACE COMPUTER SYSTEMS & SUPPLIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03911128 · ltd · incorporated 2000-01-21
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£7.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,701
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.7k | £5.8k |
| Current assets | £17.5k | £24.4k |
| Net assets | £7.7k | £5.8k |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-02-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2000-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE COMPUTER SYSTEMS & SUPPLIES LIMITED
- 2000-01-21➕HAMILTON, Carol appointedsecretary
- 2000-01-21➕HAMILTON, Alistair Mcqueen appointeddirector
- 2000-01-21➕HAMILTON, Carol appointeddirector
- 2000-01-21➕THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-01-21➖THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-01-21➕THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-01-21➖THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alistair Mcqueen Hamilton Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Carol Hamilton Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47410 — Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores
Registered office
5 Long Meadowgate
Garforth
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS25 2BX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
HAMILTON, Alistair Mcqueen→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2000-01-21
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HAMILTON, Carol→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2000-01-21
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THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-01-21 · resigned 2000-01-21
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-01-21 · resigned 2000-01-21
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Recent filings (70 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02