ACEG ASSOCIATES LTD

🌳Matureactive
07690399 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-01
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-02
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    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2023-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-08-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-08
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    LAMPTEY, Christina Awofio appointed
    director
  11. 2020-10-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-10-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-10-08
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-11-26
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    LAMPTEY, Christina Awofio resigned
    director
  18. 2018-11-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-11-26
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    officers · TM01
  20. 2016-10-01
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    ADJETEY, Emmanuel Boye resigned
    director
  21. 2016-06-20
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    LAMPTEY, Abel Odarquaye appointed
    director
  22. 2016-06-20
    ➕
    LAMPTEY, Christina Awofio appointed
    director
  23. 2015-06-01
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    LAMPTEY, Christina Awofio resigned
    director
  24. 2015-01-01
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    ADJETEY, Emmanuel Boye appointed
    director
  25. 2015-01-01
    ➕
    LAMPTEY, Christina Awofio appointed
    director
  26. 2014-12-31
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    LAMPTEY, Christina Awofio resigned
    director
  27. 2011-07-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ACEG ASSOCIATES LTD
  28. 2011-07-01
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    LAMPTEY, Christina Awofio appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Abel Odarquaye Lamptey
Individual · Ghanaian · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Christina Awofio Lampteyceased 30/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Christina Awofio Lampteyceased 26/11/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2011-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

271 Porters Avenue
Dagenham
RM9 4LX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LAMPTEY, Abel Odarquaye→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAMPTEY, Christina Awofio→
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADJETEY, Emmanuel Boye→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned
LAMPTEY, Christina Awofio→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-06-20 · resigned 2018-11-26
Resigned
LAMPTEY, Christina Awofio→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2015-06-01
Resigned
LAMPTEY, Christina Awofio→
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-07-01 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23