ACE ORTHOTICS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04088974 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 21.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£220.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.8y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £220,189
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5k
Net Worth
£220k
Current Assets
£226k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £244.4k |
| Current assets | £226.3k |
| Cash | £4.9k |
| Debtors | £141.7k |
| Net assets | £220.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-01➕HUNTLEY, Hayley Joanne appointeddirector
- 2024-10-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-01➕COOPER, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-07-01➖COOPER, Robert Charles resigneddirector
- 2020-04-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-04-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2019-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-16➕COOPER, Thomas Lloyd appointeddirector
- 2012-10-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-08-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2012-04-23➖JAMES, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2006-11-01➕JAMES, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2004-08-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2000-10-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE ORTHOTICS LIMITED
- 2000-10-12➕COOPER, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2000-10-12➕THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-10-12➖THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-10-12➕COOPER, Robert Charles appointeddirector
- 2000-10-12➕THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-10-12➖THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
The Pth Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
The Pth Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACE ORTHOTICS LIMITED
This company · 04088974
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Pth Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/06/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Charles Cooperceased 30/06/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Sanatorium Road
Canton
Cardiff
CF11 8DG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
Active
COOPER, Paul Anthony→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2023-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOPER, Thomas Lloyd→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2016-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUNTLEY, Hayley Joanne→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-12 · resigned 2000-10-12
COOPER, Robert Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2000-10-12 · resigned 2020-07-01
JAMES, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2012-04-23
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-12 · resigned 2000-10-12
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 01/04/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 16/08/2012 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 23/08/2004 | 18/10/2012 |
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Recent filings (82 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26