ACE GLAZED PRODUCTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04594259 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-19
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees400400

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-11-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-02-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2006-04-04
    ➕
    WEBBER, Sarah Louise appointed
    director
  17. 2002-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE GLAZED PRODUCTS LIMITED
  18. 2002-11-19
    ➕
    WEBBER, Sarah Louise appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-11-19
    ➕
    WEBBER, Craig David appointed
    director
  20. 2002-11-19
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-11-19
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-11-19
    ➕
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2002-11-19
    ➖
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING 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
  • +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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

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
Mr Craig David Webber
Individual · Welsh · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Sarah Louise Webber
Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/01/2023

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
Incorporated2002-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing

Registered office

11 Stadium Close
Penarth Road
Cardiff
CF11 8TS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WEBBER, Sarah Louise→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEBBER, Craig David→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-11-19
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Active
WEBBER, Sarah Louise→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-04-04
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Active
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-19 · resigned 2002-11-19
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-19 · resigned 2002-11-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-28
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14