ACEWELD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04467299 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-21

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£-12.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £11,982

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£12k

↑ 5.4% YoY

Current Assets

£3k

↑ 83% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	—	£-12.7k
Current assets	£3.1k	£1.7k
Net assets	£-12.0k	£-12.7k

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-03-02
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2025-03-11
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2024-03-06
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2023-05-17
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accounts · AA
2022-03-29
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accounts · AA
2021-03-10
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accounts · AA
2020-03-03
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accounts · AA
2020-03-02
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officers · TM01
2019-07-01
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GREASLEY, Edward resigned
director
2019-02-11
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accounts · AA
2018-02-09
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accounts · AA
2017-03-14
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accounts · AA
2016-06-15
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annual-return · AR01
2016-02-10
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GREASLEY, Edward appointed
director
2016-02-10
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officers · AP01
2015-11-26
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accounts · AA
2015-06-15
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annual-return · AR01
2010-06-01
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JACOB, Christopher resigned
secretary
2002-08-02
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GREASLEY, Robert George appointed
director
2002-08-02
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JACOB, Christopher appointed
secretary
2002-06-26
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2002-06-26
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2002-06-21
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Company incorporated
As ACEWELD LIMITED
2002-06-21
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
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2002-06-21
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

93/100

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

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.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robert Greasley Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	14/06/2017

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

Incorporated2002-06-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

33b Davison Street

Cobridge

Stoke On Trent

Staffordshire

ST6 2EY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-19

Last: 2026-06-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

GREASLEY, Robert George→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-08-02

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Active

JACOB, Christopher→

secretary · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2010-06-01

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-21 · resigned 2002-06-26

Resigned

GREASLEY, Edward→

director · ~34y · appointed 2016-02-10 · resigned 2019-07-01

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-21 · resigned 2002-06-26

Resigned

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