ACE POLISHING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06235025 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-02
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does

Likely provides surface treatment and finishing services for metal components — such as polishing, buffing, and coating — on a contract basis for industrial or commercial clients, operating as a small active manufacturer based in Rochdale.

Primary activity: Treatment and coating of metals
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees101000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-10-24
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    LIMBERT, Lee resigned
    director
  6. 2023-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-17
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-04-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-09-25
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    KIRK, Emma appointed
    director
  18. 2016-09-25
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    LIMBERT, Lee appointed
    director
  19. 2016-09-07
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    HULME, Nigel Roland resigned
    director
  20. 2007-05-04
    ➖
    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-05-04
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    ABERGAN REED LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2007-05-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE POLISHING SERVICES LIMITED
  23. 2007-05-02
    ➕
    KIRK, Peter Anthony appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-05-02
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    KIRK, Peter Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2007-05-02
    ➕
    HULME, Nigel Roland appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-05-02
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    HULME, Nigel Roland resigned
    secretary
  27. 2007-05-02
    ➕
    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2007-05-02
    ➕
    HULME, Nigel Roland appointed
    director
  29. 2007-05-02
    ➕
    ABERGAN REED LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 19 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 signal

Multiple 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 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Peter Anthony Kirk
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
50–75%
—50-75% shares02/05/2017
Mrs Emma Kirk
Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares21/10/2020

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
Incorporated2007-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25610 — Treatment and coating of metals

Registered office

Unit 7 Shawclough Industrial Estate
Shawclough Road
Rochdale
OL12 6ND
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

KIRK, Peter Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-02
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Active
KIRK, Emma→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-09-25
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Active
KIRK, Peter Anthony→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HULME, Nigel Roland→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2007-05-02
Resigned
ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2007-05-04
Resigned
HULME, Nigel Roland→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2016-09-07
Resigned
LIMBERT, Lee→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-09-25 · resigned 2023-10-24
Resigned
ABERGAN REED LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2007-05-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10