ACES HIGH FINE ART LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04764641 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-14
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 22.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 22.7y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 17 | 1700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-11-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-11-04➕FOWLER, Caroline Louise appointeddirector
- 2019-11-04➕SMITH, Craig Matthew appointeddirector
- 2019-11-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-10-09➖TAYLOR, Richard Paul resigneddirector
- 2015-02-24➕GABB, Lucy Emma appointedsecretary
- 2015-02-14➖CLARK, Carol Jane resignedsecretary
- 2007-02-27➕CLARK, Carol Jane appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-27➖TAYLOR, Richard Paul resignedsecretary
- 2003-10-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2003-05-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ACES HIGH FINE ART LIMITED
- 2003-05-14➕HUDSON, Colin George appointeddirector
- 2003-05-14➕TAYLOR, Richard Paul appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-14➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-05-14➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-05-14➕TAYLOR, Richard Paul appointeddirector
- 2003-05-14➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-05-14➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Richard Taylor Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/10/2018 |
Mr Colin George Hudson Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Craig Matthew Smith Individual · British · DOB 05/1985 · age 41 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/11/2019 |
Mrs Caroline Louise Fowler Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/11/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Richard Paul Taylorceased 09/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
Skyfall Church Lane
Steventon
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX13 6SN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
Active
FOWLER, Caroline Louise→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUDSON, Colin George→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Craig Matthew→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2019-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARK, Carol Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-02-27 · resigned 2015-02-14
TAYLOR, Richard Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-05-14 · resigned 2007-02-27
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-14 · resigned 2003-05-14
TAYLOR, Richard Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2003-05-14 · resigned 2018-10-09
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-14 · resigned 2003-05-14
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 03/10/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (73 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-17