ACE ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTRE LTD

💤Zombieactive
06811454 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-05
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
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees700600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2024-09-10
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2022-07-14
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  5. 2021-08-05
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  6. 2020-07-09
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  7. 2019-07-18
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  8. 2018-08-10
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  9. 2017-06-28
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  10. 2016-07-13
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  11. 2016-03-02
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  12. 2015-08-12
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  13. 2015-02-10
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  14. 2014-11-13
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-08-31
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  16. 2014-07-18
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    EDWARDS, David Mark resigned
    director
  17. 2014-03-04
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    MAYBANK, Lisa resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-11-25
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    EDWARDS, David Mark appointed
    director
  19. 2009-02-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTRE LTD
  20. 2009-02-05
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    MAYBANK, Jason Howard appointed
    director
  21. 2009-02-05
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    MAYBANK, Lisa appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-02-05
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    DWYER, Daniel James appointed
    director
  23. 2009-02-05
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    DWYER, Daniel James resigned
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jason Howard Maybank
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 1 Station Road
Penclawdd
Swansea
SA4 3XN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MAYBANK, Jason Howard→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAYBANK, Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-05 · resigned 2014-03-04
Resigned
DWYER, Daniel James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-02-05 · resigned 2009-02-05
Resigned
EDWARDS, David Mark→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-11-25 · resigned 2014-07-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
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accounts · AA
2025-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
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accounts · AA
2023-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
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accounts · AA
2022-07-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
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accounts · AA
2021-08-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24
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accounts · AA
2019-07-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-26