ACE MARINE SERVICES & SOLUTIONS LTD
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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 · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £46.0k |
| Current assets | £119.2k |
| Cash | £41.4k |
| Net assets | £46.0k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-08➖DAVIES, Amber resigneddirector
- 2025-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-07📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-09-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-08-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01➕DAVIES, Amber appointeddirector
- 2010-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE MARINE SERVICES & SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2010-02-25➕DAVIES, Bryan Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-15
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bryan Richard Davies Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/04/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Amber Daviesceased 15/06/2025· significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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