ACE CREATE LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -66% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-7.7k | £-6.4k |
| Current assets | £381 | £1.0k |
| Cash | £340 | £1.0k |
| Debtors | £41 | £41 |
| Net assets | £-7.7k | £-6.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-18➖DEAN, Philip Michael, Dr resignedsecretary
- 2026-06-18➖DEAN, Philip Michael, Dr resigneddirector
- 2026-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-10-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2006-08-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE CREATE LIMITED
- 2006-08-10➕DEAN, Laurence James Philip appointeddirector
- 2006-08-10➕DEAN, Philip Michael, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-10➕DEAN, Philip Michael, Dr appointeddirector
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: DEAN, Philip Michael, Dr resigned 2026-06-18; DEAN, Philip Michael, Dr resigned 2026-06-18
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Laurence James Philip Dean Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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