ACE MEDICINE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05978197 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-25
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
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£1.69M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 -64% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 15.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
67 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,685,710
Net assets shrinking
Down £88,032 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 64% YoY
Cash YoY
-64%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£424k
↓ 64% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
↓ 5.0% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.69M | £1.77M |
| Current assets | £1.56M | £2.09M |
| Cash | £424.1k | £1.19M |
| Debtors | £1.14M | £907.2k |
| Net assets | £1.69M | £1.77M |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-02-07➖GOSSAIN, Shashi Kiran resignedsecretary
- 2019-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2011-08-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2009-05-05➕RATTAN, Sandeep appointeddirector
- 2006-10-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE MEDICINE LIMITED
- 2006-10-25➕RATTAN, Vanita appointeddirector
- 2006-10-25➕GOSSAIN, Shashi Kiran appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-25➕AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-10-25➖AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-10-25➕BUYVIEW LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-10-25➖BUYVIEW LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Vanita Rattan Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/04/2016 |
Mr Sandeep Rattan Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 10/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| ACE OF ESSENTIALS LTD→ 16678587 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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6 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
Incorporated2006-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
RATTAN, Sandeep→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2009-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RATTAN, Vanita→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2006-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOSSAIN, Shashi Kiran→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-10-25 · resigned 2020-02-07
AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-25 · resigned 2006-10-25
BUYVIEW LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-25 · resigned 2006-10-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/08/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (67 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-08