ACE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05905595 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-14
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-1.02M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.3y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
57 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,021,200
Cash YoY
+197%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£318
↑ 197% YoY
Net Worth
-£1.0m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£461k
↑ 2.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.02M | £-1.02M |
| Current assets | £460.9k | £450.9k |
| Cash | £318 | £107 |
| Debtors | £460.5k | £450.8k |
| Net assets | £-1.02M | £-1.02M |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-28🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2023-09-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-09-04📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-10-29🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-16📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2018-11-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-16🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2015-03-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2015-03-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2015-03-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2011-09-28➕JANMOHAMED, Alim Amirali appointeddirector
- 2006-08-16➕JANMOHAMED, Alim Amirali appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-16➕JANMOHAMED, Amirali Hassanali Moledina appointeddirector
- 2006-08-16➖SMALL FIRMS SECRETARY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-08-16➖SMALL FIRMS DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2006-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2006-08-14➕SMALL FIRMS SECRETARY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-08-14➕SMALL FIRMS DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +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 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 low6 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
F&A Hotels Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
F&A Hotels Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · 05905595
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F&A Hotels Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/11/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 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
Incorporated2006-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
Jubilee House
7-9 The Oaks
Ruislip
Middlesex
HA4 7LF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
JANMOHAMED, Alim Amirali→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-08-16
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JANMOHAMED, Alim Amirali→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2011-09-28
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JANMOHAMED, Amirali Hassanali Moledina→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2006-08-16
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SMALL FIRMS SECRETARY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-08-14 · resigned 2006-08-16
SMALL FIRMS DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-08-14 · resigned 2006-08-16
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
6
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/03/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 29/10/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 16/03/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 16/03/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 16/03/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/03/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (57 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-09-04
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-31