ACE TONES ENTERTAINMENTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
05035320 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of exhibition and fair organisers
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
74 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | — | 1000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-06📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-31➖SLACK, David John resigneddirector
- 2016-01-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2015-09-01➕SLACK, Natalie Ann appointeddirector
- 2015-07-31➖SLACK, Pauline Sally resigneddirector
- 2015-06-05➕SLACK, David John appointeddirector
- 2012-01-31➖SLACK, David John resignedsecretary
- 2004-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE TONES ENTERTAINMENTS LTD
- 2004-02-05➕SLACK, Lewis Arthur appointeddirector
- 2004-02-05➕SLACK, David John appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-05➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-05➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-05➕SLACK, Pauline Sally appointeddirector
- 2004-02-05➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-02-05➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lewis Arthur Slack Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Natalie Ann Slack Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82301 — Activities of exhibition and fair organisers
Registered office
Crown Hall Farm Dozens Bank
West Pinchbeck
Spalding
PE11 3ND
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
SLACK, Lewis Arthur→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2004-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SLACK, Natalie Ann→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2015-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SLACK, David John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-02-05 · resigned 2012-01-31
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-05 · resigned 2004-02-05
SLACK, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2015-06-05 · resigned 2016-01-31
SLACK, Pauline Sally→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2004-02-05 · resigned 2015-07-31
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-05 · resigned 2004-02-05
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/01/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (74 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-06