ACE GRP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06599444 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-21
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£120.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 43). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 16.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
48 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £120,544
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,733 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£121k
↓ 7.5% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 151% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-04 | 2024-09-04 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £150.5k | £200.3k |
| Current assets | £8.9k | £3.6k |
| Net assets | £120.5k | £130.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-05-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-05-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-02-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Derwent Valley Property Developments Limited
- 2009-11-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Derwent Valley Property Developments Limited
- 2008-05-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE GRP LIMITED
- 2008-05-21➕AZOM, Mohammed Kazi Taher appointeddirector
- 2008-05-21➕ISLAM, Jaharul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mohammed Kazi Taher Azom Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/05/2017 |
Mr Jaharul Islam Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Transport & logistics · N postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST CLASS CARS (NE) LTD→ 13427146 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 2222 LONDON ROAD LTD→ 16183432 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 4DCOMPLEX LTD→ 16344193 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 4SEASONS REMOVALS LTD→ 17086969 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABACUZZ GROUP LIMITED→ 09822606 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ABLE NETWORKS LIMITED→ 06972206 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ABOUZAIDOUNE LIMITED→ 09762322 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ABS TAXI SERVICES LTD→ 16484265 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABSH LTD→ 16563116 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AC VEHICLE SERVICES LIMITED→ 08387942 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ACE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LTD→ 15147636 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACG RIDE LTD→ 16949246 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103
Registered office
357 Caledonian Road
London
N7 9DQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last made up to: 2025-09-04
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
AZOM, Mohammed Kazi Taher→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2008-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ISLAM, Jaharul→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2008-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Derwent Valley Property Developments Derwent Valley Property Developments Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 21/02/2013 | 24/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Derwent Valley Property Developments Derwent Valley Property Developments Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 25/11/2009 | 24/05/2024 |
Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25