ACE SEATING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

07331423 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-30

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

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.4y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 13.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

38 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	0	0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-05-11
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address · AD01
2025-09-02
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address · AD01
2025-07-04
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2024-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2023-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-20
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accounts · AA
2018-06-01
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address · AD01
2018-04-19
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accounts · AA01
2018-04-18
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2017-04-28
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2016-02-24
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2013-01-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2012-04-01
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ROBERTS, Linda Ruth resigned
director
2010-07-30
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Company incorporated
As ACE SEATING LIMITED
2010-07-30
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ROBERTS, Thomas Fossett appointed
director
2010-07-30
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ROBERTS, Linda Ruth appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Thomas Fossett Roberts Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	30/07/2016

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

Incorporated2010-07-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Roberts Lane

Polebrook

Oundle

PE8 5LS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-13

Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ROBERTS, Thomas Fossett→

director · ~65y · appointed 2010-07-30

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Active

ROBERTS, Linda Ruth→

director · ~65y · appointed 2010-07-30 · resigned 2012-04-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	10/01/2013	—

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Recent filings (38 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-05-11

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-09-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-07-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-07-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-07-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-30

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-03-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-11-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-07-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-09-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-07-30