ACE PA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04783026 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-01

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£37.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £37,205

Net assets shrinking

Down £843 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£37k

↓ 2.2% YoY

Current Assets

£12k

↓ 10% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£37.2k	£35.7k
Current assets	£12.3k	£13.8k
Net assets	£37.2k	£38.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-11-19
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2024-10-09
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2023-09-13
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2023-01-30
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accounts · AA
2021-11-15
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2020-08-18
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accounts · AA
2019-10-22
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2018-11-12
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accounts · AA
2017-11-20
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accounts · AA
2016-11-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-01
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annual-return · AR01
2016-03-01
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accounts · AA
2015-06-23
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annual-return · AR01
2015-01-05
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accounts · AA
2014-06-16
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annual-return · AR01
2011-01-18
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ROW, Glen resigned
secretary
2003-07-01
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JONES, Gary appointed
director
2003-07-01
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HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
nominee-secretary
2003-07-01
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ROW, Glen appointed
secretary
2003-07-01
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BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
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2003-06-01
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Company incorporated
As ACE PA LIMITED
2003-06-01
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HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
nominee-secretary
2003-06-01
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BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

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
Gary Jones Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/06/2017

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

Incorporated2003-06-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

39 Nursery Road

Prestwich

Manchester

Lancashire

M25 3DU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-19

Last: 2026-05-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

JONES, Gary→

director · ~67y · appointed 2003-07-01

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Active

HARRISON, Irene Lesley→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-01 · resigned 2003-07-01

Resigned

ROW, Glen→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-01 · resigned 2011-01-18

Resigned

BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-01 · resigned 2003-07-01

Resigned

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