ACEDA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04568494 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-21

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

£550.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 23.4y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 23.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

92 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £550,386

Cash YoY

+57%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.3m

↑ 57% YoY

Net Worth

£550k

↑ 9.8% YoY

Current Assets

£2.1m

↑ 57% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£649.5k	£607.8k
Current assets	£2.12M	£1.35M
Cash	£1.35M	£858.5k
Debtors	£681.3k	£421.4k
Net assets	£550.4k	£501.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2025-08-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-08-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-08
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-03-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-15
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
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mortgage · MR04
2023-04-14
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Charge satisfied #3
2022-11-23
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mortgage · MR05
2022-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-07
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capital · SH03
2020-11-06
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capital · SH06
2020-11-04
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-11-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-10-06
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LYNCH, Michael appointed
director
2017-12-07
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2017-12-01
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HARKER, Susan appointed
director
2010-04-01
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COOK, Patrick Maxwell resigned
director
2007-04-28
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Charge satisfied #2
2007-04-28
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Charge satisfied #1
2007-03-22
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WARNES, Paul appointed
director
2007-03-22
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COOK, Patrick Maxwell appointed
director
2003-04-03
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Abbey National Business Cashflow Finance Limited
2003-01-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2002-10-24
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HARKER, Susan appointed
secretary
2002-10-24
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HARKER, Colin Nicholas appointed
director
2002-10-24
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AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-24
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BUYVIEW LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2002-10-21
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Company incorporated
As ACEDA LIMITED
2002-10-21
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AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-21
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BUYVIEW LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 Colin Nicholas Harker Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2002-10-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

1st Floor Tees House Trenchard Avenue

Thornaby

Stockton-On-Tees

TS17 0WQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-02

Last: 2025-10-19