ACE MICA HARDWARE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05264966 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-20
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£625.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (68/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £625,590
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5k
Net Worth
£626k
Current Assets
£59k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £625.6k |
| Current assets | £58.7k |
| Cash | £5.0k |
| Debtors | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £625.6k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2004-11-22➖ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-11-22➖ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE MICA HARDWARE LIMITED
- 2004-10-20➕GOVINDIA, Maheshkumar Kantilal appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-20➕GOVINDIA, Bharti Mahesh appointeddirector
- 2004-10-20➕ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-10-20➕ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. 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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maheshkumar Kantilal Govindia Individual · British · DOB 02/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/10/2016 |
Mrs Bharti Mahesh Govindia Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 20/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47520 — Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Registered office
334 - 336
Goswell Road
London
EC1V 7RP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
GOVINDIA, Maheshkumar Kantilal→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOVINDIA, Bharti Mahesh→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2004-10-20
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ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-20 · resigned 2004-11-22
ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-20 · resigned 2004-11-22
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26