ACE FORK LIFT TRAINING LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2008-06-30➖CODLING, Kenneth resignedsecretary
- 2004-02-03➕KING, Tracey appointeddirector
- 2004-01-30➕CODLING, Kenneth appointedsecretary
- 2004-01-30➖@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-01-30➖@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE FORK LIFT TRAINING LIMITED
- 2004-01-27➕@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-01-27➕@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-10
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Tracey King Individual · English · DOB 12/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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