ACE MM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04988287 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Data processing, hosting and related activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,401

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£1k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£499
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£2k-£2k-£1k-£484£110£704Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-1.4k£-2.3k
Current assets£499£704
Net assets£-1.4k£-2.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-19
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  3. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2021-10-15
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-15
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  7. 2019-12-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2019-09-29
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  9. 2018-12-07
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2018-12-07
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2018-11-29
    ➕
    BISSELL, Robert Martin appointed
    director
  12. 2018-11-29
    ➖
    BISSELL, Judith Adrienne resigned
    director
  13. 2018-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-27
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  15. 2016-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-12-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2004-01-28
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    BISSELL, Robert Martin appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-01-28
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    CFA SEC LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2004-01-28
    ➕
    BISSELL, Judith Adrienne appointed
    director
  21. 2004-01-28
    ➖
    COMPANYFORMATIONAGENT.COM LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2003-12-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE MM LIMITED
  23. 2003-12-08
    ➕
    CFA SEC LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2003-12-08
    ➕
    COMPANYFORMATIONAGENT.COM LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Martin Bissell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/12/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Judith Adrienne Bissellceased 24/09/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2003-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63110 — Data processing, hosting and related activities

Registered office

Brook House
2 Hobro Cottages Hobro
Wolverley
Worcestershire
DY11 5SU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BISSELL, Robert Martin→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BISSELL, Robert Martin→
director · ~73y · appointed 2018-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CFA SEC LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-12-08 · resigned 2004-01-28
Resigned
BISSELL, Judith Adrienne→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-01-28 · resigned 2018-11-29
Resigned
COMPANYFORMATIONAGENT.COM LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-12-08 · resigned 2004-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
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accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-29