ACE MASONRY FIXERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
05970852 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-18
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£20.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Floor and wall covering
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (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 (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,614
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,519 YoY
Cash YoY
+303%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 303% YoY
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£48k
↑ 7.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£10k£19k£29k£39k£48kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£21.9k£23.1k
Current assets£48.4k£45.1k
Cash£2.8k£700
Debtors£45.5k£44.4k
Net assets£20.6k£23.1k

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-28
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  2. 2024-06-27
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  3. 2023-06-28
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  4. 2022-06-29
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  5. 2021-07-28
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  6. 2020-06-30
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  7. 2019-06-27
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  8. 2018-06-27
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  9. 2017-06-30
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  10. 2016-07-20
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  11. 2015-12-20
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  12. 2015-06-30
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  13. 2014-12-22
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  16. 2011-05-25
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    ATKINSON, William John Thomas resigned
    director
  17. 2006-10-19
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    FIRTH, Leslie appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-10-19
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    FIRTH, Leslie appointed
    director
  19. 2006-10-19
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2006-10-19
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    ATKINSON, William John Thomas appointed
    director
  21. 2006-10-19
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2006-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE MASONRY FIXERS LTD
  23. 2006-10-18
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-10-18
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Leslie Firth
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43330 — Floor and wall covering

Registered office

246 Selby Road
Leeds
LS15 0PU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

FIRTH, Leslie→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-19
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Active
FIRTH, Leslie→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-10-19
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Active
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-18 · resigned 2006-10-19
Resigned
ATKINSON, William John Thomas→
director · ~82y · appointed 2006-10-19 · resigned 2011-05-25
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-18 · resigned 2006-10-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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2025-06-28
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2024-11-05
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2024-06-27
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2023-10-23
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2023-06-28
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2022-10-27
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2022-06-29
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2021-10-29
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2021-07-28
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2020-12-08
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2020-06-30
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2019-11-04
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2019-06-27
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2018-11-21