ACEDENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04449365 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-28
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-30
Average employees1100

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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2006-07-01
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    PANESAR, Rattan Kaur appointed
    secretary
  16. 2006-07-01
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    LALLY, Kiratpal Singh resigned
    secretary
  17. 2005-03-15
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    PANESAR, Avtar Singh appointed
    director
  18. 2005-03-15
    ➖
    HARDY, Laura resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-03-15
    ➕
    LALLY, Kiratpal Singh appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-03-15
    ➖
    STANLEY, Peter resigned
    director
  21. 2002-05-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ACEDENT LIMITED
  22. 2002-05-28
    ➕
    HARDY, Laura appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-05-28
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-05-28
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-05-28
    ➕
    STANLEY, Peter appointed
    director
  26. 2002-05-28
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-05-28
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Avtar Panesar
Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

416 Green Lane
Ilford
Essex
IG3 9JX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

PANESAR, Rattan Kaur→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PANESAR, Avtar Singh→
director · ~47y · appointed 2005-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDY, Laura→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-28 · resigned 2005-03-15
Resigned
LALLY, Kiratpal Singh→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-15 · resigned 2006-07-01
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-28 · resigned 2002-05-28
Resigned
STANLEY, Peter→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-05-28 · resigned 2005-03-15
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-28 · resigned 2002-05-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10