ACE EVENT MANAGEMENT LTD

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05778582 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-8.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -71% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,779
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,786 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 71% YoY
Cash YoY
-71%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↓ 71% YoY
Net Worth
-£9k
↓ 125514% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£9k£5k£18k£32k£45k£59kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-3.2k£21.2k
Current assets£21.8k£59.0k
Cash£7.2k£25.2k
Debtors£14.6k£33.8k
Net assets£-8.8k£7

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-23
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  8. 2020-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-05-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2017-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-01-13
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    SHAW, Colin Thomas appointed
    director
  18. 2006-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE EVENT MANAGEMENT LTD
  19. 2006-04-12
    ➕
    SHAW, Colin Thomas appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-04-12
    ➕
    NOLAN SHAW, Tracey appointed
    director
  21. 2006-04-12
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    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-04-12
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    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-04-12
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2006-04-12
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-26

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Thomas Shaw
Individual · British · DOB 02/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Tracey Nolan-Shaw
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

61 Rodney Street
Liverpool
L1 9ER

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-12

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SHAW, Colin Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NOLAN SHAW, Tracey→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAW, Colin Thomas→
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-12 · resigned 2006-04-12
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-04-12 · resigned 2006-04-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2020-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-12