ACE CIRCUS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07765951 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-07
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-03
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    WINGATE, Jennifer Sylvia appointed
    director
  16. 2016-06-03
    ➖
    WINGATE, Mathew resigned
    director
  17. 2012-09-28
    ➖
    WINGATE, Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2011-12-20
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    WINGATE, Mathew appointed
    director
  19. 2011-09-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ACE CIRCUS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
  20. 2011-09-07
    ➕
    WINGATE, Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Mathew Wingate
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/09/2016

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
Incorporated2011-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

A6 Kingfisher House Kingsway
Team Valley Trading Estate
Gateshead
NE11 0JQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WINGATE, Jennifer Sylvia→
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINGATE, Mathew→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-12-20 · resigned 2016-06-03
Resigned
WINGATE, Michael→
director · ~81y · appointed 2011-09-07 · resigned 2012-09-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-17