ACE TRAVEL (LONG SUTTON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04590145 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-14
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£73.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -48% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £73,355
Net assets shrinking
Down £42,635 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 48% YoY
Cash YoY
-48%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27k
↓ 48% YoY
Net Worth
£73k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£23k£46k£70k£93k£116kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£73.4k£116.0k
Current assets£61.0k£89.1k
Cash£27.0k£52.2k
Debtors£34.0k£36.9k
Net assets£73.4k£116.0k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-20
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-19
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    SLATOR, Carolin Paulette resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-20
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    SLATOR, Dennis John resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-20
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-01-17
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  7. 2024-01-28
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  8. 2023-01-19
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  9. 2022-02-24
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  10. 2021-01-21
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  11. 2020-02-27
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  12. 2019-03-01
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  13. 2018-04-26
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  14. 2017-05-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-17
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  16. 2015-11-23
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  17. 2015-05-21
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-03-06
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    SMITH, Annette appointed
    director
  19. 2014-02-25
    ➕
    SMITH, Annette appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-02-05
    ➖
    SLATOR, Carolin Paulette resigned
    secretary
  21. 2002-12-02
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    SLATOR, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    SLATOR, Carolin Paulette appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    SLATOR, Carolin Paulette appointed
    director
  24. 2002-12-02
    ➕
    SLATOR, Dennis John appointed
    director
  25. 2002-11-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE TRAVEL (LONG SUTTON) LIMITED
  26. 2002-11-14
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    JPCORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-11-14
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    JPCORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-11-14
    ➕
    JPCORD LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2002-11-14
    ➖
    JPCORD LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SLATOR, Carolin Paulette resigned 2026-01-19; SLATOR, Dennis John resigned 2025-06-20

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Andrew Slator
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

Leam Lodge
Lutton Gowts Lutton
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE12 9LQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

SMITH, Annette→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-25
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Active
SLATOR, Paul Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-12-02
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Active
SMITH, Annette→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SLATOR, Carolin Paulette→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2014-02-05
Resigned
JPCORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-14 · resigned 2002-11-14
Resigned
SLATOR, Carolin Paulette→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2026-01-19
Resigned
SLATOR, Dennis John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2025-06-20
Resigned
JPCORD LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-14 · resigned 2002-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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2026-01-30
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officers · TM01
2026-01-20
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2025-11-14
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officers · TM01
2025-06-20
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accounts · AA
2025-01-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
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accounts · AA
2023-01-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
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2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20
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accounts · AA
2020-02-27