ACE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

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04444870 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-22
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£56.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £56,938

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£57k
↑ 75% YoY
Current Assets
£139k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£28k£56k£83k£111k£139kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£56.9k£34.1k
Current assets£139.1k£112.9k
Net assets£56.9k£32.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-10-27
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-10-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-10-27
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-10-27
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  10. 2022-10-27
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  11. 2022-10-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-10-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-10-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  14. 2022-10-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  15. 2022-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-04-01
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    CHANCE, Ashley resigned
    director
  18. 2021-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-06-01
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    MARTIN, John Colin resigned
    secretary
  22. 2014-01-02
    ➕
    CHANCE, Jamie appointed
    director
  23. 2014-01-02
    ➕
    CHANCE, Ashley appointed
    director
  24. 2002-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  25. 2002-05-22
    ➕
    CHANCE, Kevin appointed
    director
  26. 2002-05-22
    ➕
    CHANCE, Lisa Rachelle appointed
    director
  27. 2002-05-22
    ➕
    MARTIN, John Colin appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-05-22
    ➕
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-05-22
    ➖
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-05-22
    ➕
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2002-05-22
    ➖
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 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

80/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Mrs Lisa Rachelle Chance
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2022
Mr Kevin Chance
Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Holly Cottage
Wildhern
Andover
SP11 0JE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CHANCE, Jamie→
director · ~37y · appointed 2014-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHANCE, Kevin→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHANCE, Lisa Rachelle→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, John Colin→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-22 · resigned 2017-06-01
Resigned
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-22 · resigned 2002-05-22
Resigned
CHANCE, Ashley→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-01-02 · resigned 2022-04-01
Resigned
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-22 · resigned 2002-05-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-27