ACE AFRICA (UK)
🌳Matureactive
04726183 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-04-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
54 officers (3 active, 54 linked, 49 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
180 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (128 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-28➖CHAKRAVARTI, Aparupa resigneddirector
- 2025-08-28➖CHAMBERS, Jemma resigneddirector
- 2025-08-28➖NEAVE, Esther Jane resigneddirector
- 2025-08-28➖SAVORY, Tom resigneddirector
- 2025-08-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-26➕KORN, Einat appointeddirector
- 2025-08-26➕PEREIRA LOURENCO, Duarte Nuno appointeddirector
- 2025-08-26➕WOOD, Graham appointeddirector
- 2025-04-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-14➖BRUNI, Anna resigneddirector
- 2025-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-24➖PAPCIAK, Greg resigneddirector
- 2025-01-24➖WANYONYI, Kennedy Sifuna resigneddirector
- 2024-09-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-06➖BUTT, Simon resigneddirector
- 2024-08-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-08➖APPELT, Delia Karen resigneddirector
- 2024-08-08➕CHAMBERS, Jemma appointeddirector
- 2024-08-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-05➕BRUNI, Anna appointeddirector
- 2024-08-05➕CHAKRAVARTI, Aparupa appointeddirector
- 2024-08-05➕NEAVE, Esther Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-08-05➕PAPCIAK, Greg appointeddirector
- 2024-08-05➕SAVORY, Tom appointeddirector
- 2024-08-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-15➖HAMMOND, Fiona Jane resigneddirector
- 2024-03-15➖MONTGOMERY, David Wyndham resigneddirector
- 2023-09-25➖STARKLOFF, Anne-Gabrielle resigneddirector
- 2022-10-28➖MURRAY, Fiona Kathryn resigneddirector
- 2022-09-05➖MCCASTMAN, Rachel Rebecca resigneddirector
- 2022-07-28➕APPELT, Delia Karen appointeddirector
- 2022-07-28➕BUTT, Simon appointeddirector
- 2022-02-19➖BEALE, Janenika Patricia resigneddirector
- 2022-02-07➖RUPARELIA, Nishit Surendra resigneddirector
- 2021-10-11➕HAMMOND, Fiona Jane appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 128 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·4 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: CHAKRAVARTI, Aparupa resigned 2025-08-28; CHAMBERS, Jemma resigned 2025-08-28; NEAVE, Esther Jane resigned 2025-08-28
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2003-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
The St Botolph Building
138 Houndsditch
London
EC3A 7AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08
Officers (3 active · 51 resigned)
Active
PEREIRA LOURENCO, Duarte Nuno→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-08-26
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WOOD, Graham→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2025-08-26
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COLLENETTE, John Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-01-13 · resigned 2015-12-08
HOWARD, Francis John Adrian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-03-21 · resigned 2011-05-09
LLOYD, Genevieve Francoise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-12-08 · resigned 2019-01-30
MELIK, Tara Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-04-08 · resigned 2005-03-21
WALMSLEY, Derek Kerr→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-06-10 · resigned 2012-01-13
APPELT, Delia Karen→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2022-07-28 · resigned 2024-08-08
BEALE, Janenika Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-04-01 · resigned 2022-02-19
BRUNI, Anna→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-08-05 · resigned 2025-04-14
BUTT, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-07-28 · resigned 2024-09-06
CHAKRAVARTI, Aparupa→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-08-05 · resigned 2025-08-28
CHAMBERLEN, Mark Saunders→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2010-11-05 · resigned 2018-03-14
CHAMBERS, Jemma→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-08-08 · resigned 2025-08-28
CHANDARIA, Pratik→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2009-02-16 · resigned 2015-12-08
CLAYTON, Peter Jonathon→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2006-08-06 · resigned 2009-02-16
COLLENETTE, John Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2011-09-05 · resigned 2018-03-14
CURTIS, Simon Morton Whitefoord→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-03-14 · resigned 2021-04-15
DEMERY, Lucy→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2018-03-14 · resigned 2020-11-16
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Recent filings (180 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-09