ACE SAFETY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06112194 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-16
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
50 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-05-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2007-02-22➕O'BRIEN, Vincent John appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-22➕RAE, William appointeddirector
- 2007-02-22➖HARRISON, Irene Lesley resignedsecretary
- 2007-02-22➖BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2007-02-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE SAFETY LIMITED
- 2007-02-16➕HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-16➕BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LTD appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr William Rae Individual · British · DOB 04/1947 · age 79 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1ST FIFTYFIVE UK LTD→ 16358885 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 68 MOBILE SOLUTION LTD→ 14554997 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A B C FLOORING LTD.→ 03761414 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| A.C.P. (ACOUSTICS) LIMITED→ 01467116 · est 1979 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 46y | — | — |
| AATHIRA LIMITED→ 13525454 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AB BIZ GROWTH LTD→ 16271032 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABBIE TRADING LTD→ 16486760 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABBY FOOD STORE LTD→ 16806238 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABC GAME STORE LTD→ 11580950 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABREKS LTD→ 16763625 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE COFFEE LTD→ 15301178 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
41 C/O M G Safety Ltd
Bingham Industrial Estate Moorbridge Road
Bingham
Nottingham
NG13 8GG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
O'BRIEN, Vincent John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAE, William→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2007-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-02-16 · resigned 2007-02-22
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-02-16 · resigned 2007-02-22
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Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-20