ACE CONTRACTS (LONDON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04094960 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-23
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 20.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.01M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 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 20.4y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.4 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: 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,013,809
Cash YoY
+28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.2m
↑ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£2.0m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4.1m
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£812k£1.6m£2.4m£3.2m£4.1mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.31M£2.16M
Current assets£4.06M£3.29M
Cash£1.22M£947.2k
Debtors£2.25M£1.77M
Net assets£2.01M£2.00M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-08-01
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  3. 2024-03-27
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  4. 2024-03-27
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-03-26
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    GLIBBERY, Scott appointed
    director
  6. 2024-03-26
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    HARMOND, Steven James appointed
    director
  7. 2023-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2021-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  11. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2018-08-09
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  13. 2017-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2016-09-28
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  15. 2015-10-27
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  16. 2015-09-07
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-03-31
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2007-05-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2007-05-16
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    GLIBBERY, Kim June appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-05-16
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    GLIBBERY, Kim June appointed
    director
  21. 2007-05-16
    ➖
    HARDING, Maxine resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-05-16
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    HARDING, Stephen resigned
    director
  23. 2007-05-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2005-12-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 2001-10-12
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    HARDING, Maxine resigned
    director
  26. 2000-10-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE CONTRACTS (LONDON) LIMITED
  27. 2000-10-23
    ➕
    GLIBBERY, Andrew appointed
    director
  28. 2000-10-23
    ➕
    HARDING, Maxine appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-10-23
    ➕
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2000-10-23
    ➖
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2000-10-23
    ➕
    HARDING, Maxine appointed
    director
  32. 2000-10-23
    ➕
    HARDING, Stephen appointed
    director
  33. 2000-10-23
    ➕
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2000-10-23
    ➖
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GLIBBERY, Scott (same surname) appointed 2024-03-26. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Ace Acquisition Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ace Acquisition Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ACE CONTRACTS (LONDON) LIMITED
This company · 04094960

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
Ace Acquisition Company Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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6 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
Incorporated2000-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

146 High Street
Billericay
Essex
CM12 9DF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

GLIBBERY, Kim June→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-16
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Active
GLIBBERY, Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2000-10-23
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Active
GLIBBERY, Kim June→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLIBBERY, Scott→
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARMOND, Steven James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDING, Maxine→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-23 · resigned 2007-05-16
Resigned
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-23 · resigned 2000-10-23
Resigned
HARDING, Maxine→
director · ~70y · appointed 2000-10-23 · resigned 2001-10-12
Resigned
HARDING, Stephen→
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-10-23 · resigned 2007-05-16
Resigned
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-23 · resigned 2000-10-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/05/2007—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property22/12/200518/05/2007
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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-24