ACE HYDRAULICS LTD

🌳Matureactive
07597912 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 11.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees23002200

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-24
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  6. 2022-08-24
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  7. 2022-08-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2022-08-04
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  9. 2021-10-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2021-10-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2021-10-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  12. 2021-10-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-06-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2015-04-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 2015-01-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2013-04-07
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    NOONE, Brendan Noone &* Associates resigned
    secretary
  23. 2011-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE HYDRAULICS LTD
  24. 2011-04-08
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    CHERRETT, Bryan Antony appointed
    director
  25. 2011-04-08
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    CHERRETT, Lisa appointed
    director
  26. 2011-04-08
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    FRIEDMAN, Alan James appointed
    director
  27. 2011-04-08
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    FRIEDMAN, Katy Elizabeth appointed
    director
  28. 2011-04-08
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    NOONE, Brendan Noone &* Associates appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)

Group structure

Ace Hydraulics Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ace Hydraulics Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ACE HYDRAULICS LTD
This company · 07597912

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ace Hydraulics Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/08/2021

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

Unit 3 Waterview Business Park
Off Castle Road
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 3SQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

CHERRETT, Bryan Antony→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHERRETT, Lisa→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRIEDMAN, Alan James→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRIEDMAN, Katy Elizabeth→
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NOONE, Brendan Noone &* Associates→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-08 · resigned 2013-04-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property20/04/201519/10/2021
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—29/01/201519/10/2021

Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2022-08-24
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-08-04
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-08-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-10-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-06