1 ACE SKIPS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06300776 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-03
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.
Why now
Window opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.94M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 38320SIC 38320
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.5y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 2 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,940,912
Cash YoY
+87%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.4m
↑ 87% YoY
Net Worth
£1.9m
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£2.0m
↑ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£400k£800k£1.2m£1.6m£2.0mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.55M£2.14M
Current assets£2.00M£1.31M
Cash£1.36M£726.5k
Debtors£639.3k£585.4k
Net assets£1.94M£1.45M

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

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3 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-17
    ➖
    CATLOW, John Brian resigned
    director
  2. 2026-07-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-24
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  5. 2025-04-24
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2025-04-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-07-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-01-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  18. 2007-07-04
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2007-07-04
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2007-07-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 ACE SKIPS LIMITED
  21. 2007-07-03
    ➕
    CATLOW, Matthew James Dale appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-07-03
    ➕
    CATLOW, Matthew James Dale appointed
    director
  23. 2007-07-03
    ➕
    CATLOW, Richard Scott appointed
    director
  24. 2007-07-03
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-07-03
    ➕
    CATLOW, John Brian appointed
    director
  26. 2007-07-03
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mr Matthew James Dale Catlow
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Richard Scott Catlow
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Brian Catlowceased 08/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Unit 3 Whitegate
White Lund Industrial Estate
Morecambe
Lancashire
LA3 3BS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-15
Last: 2026-07-01

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

CATLOW, Matthew James Dale→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-03
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Active
CATLOW, Matthew James Dale→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-07-03
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Active
CATLOW, Richard Scott→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-07-03
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-07-03 · resigned 2007-07-04
Resigned
CATLOW, John Brian→
director · ~85y · appointed 2007-07-03 · resigned 2026-07-17
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-07-03 · resigned 2007-07-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property06/01/2009—
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Recent filings (67 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-04-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13