ACE COMPUTER SUPPORT (WEST MIDS) LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 -45% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-13.5k | £-4.9k |
| Current assets | £10.2k | £24.1k |
| Cash | £4.1k | £7.4k |
| Debtors | £6.1k | £14.6k |
| Net assets | £-13.5k | £-4.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-03-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-03➕BARNES, David Kieran appointeddirector
- 2025-03-03➖PHILLIPS, Peter Godfrey resigneddirector
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-12-15➖HUGHES, Victoria Louise resignedsecretary
- 2008-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE COMPUTER SUPPORT (WEST MIDS) LIMITED
- 2008-03-03➕HUGHES, Victoria Louise appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-03➕HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-03-03➖HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-03-03➕PHILLIPS, Peter Godfrey appointeddirector
- 2008-03-03➕HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-03-03➖HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Wv Computers Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wv Computers Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 03/03/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Godfrey Phillipsceased 03/03/2025· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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