ACE FIBREGLASS (SHERBORNE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07839948 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-09
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 85 → 90
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90
Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£49k£97k£146k£195k£244kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£253.0k
Current assets—£234.0k
Cash—£105.8k
Debtors—£111.2k
Net assets—£243.7k
Average employees800—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-12-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-12-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-12-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-12-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-07-10
    ➕
    GAY, Ian Michael appointed
    secretary
  9. 2025-07-10
    ➖
    MORRIS, Ronald resigned
    secretary
  10. 2025-07-10
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2025-07-10
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2025-07-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-10-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-06-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2023-06-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2022-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-06-08
    ➖
    GAY, Kenneth John resigned
    director
  22. 2011-11-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE FIBREGLASS (SHERBORNE) LIMITED
  23. 2011-11-09
    ➕
    GAY, Ian Michael appointed
    director
  24. 2011-11-09
    ➕
    GAY, Rachael Mary appointed
    director
  25. 2011-11-09
    ➕
    MORRIS, Ronald appointed
    secretary
  26. 2011-11-09
    ➕
    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2011-11-09
    ➖
    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2011-11-09
    ➕
    GAY, Kenneth John appointed
    director
  29. 2011-11-09
    ➕
    HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart appointed
    director
  30. 2011-11-09
    ➖
    HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart resigned
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rachael Mary Gay
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares21/06/2023
Mr Ian Michael Gay
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares05/11/2016

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
Incorporated2011-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC23990 — SIC 23990

Registered office

77a Cheap Street
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 3BA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

GAY, Ian Michael→
secretary · appointed 2025-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAY, Ian Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAY, Rachael Mary→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRIS, Ronald→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-09 · resigned 2025-07-10
Resigned
CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-11-09 · resigned 2011-11-09
Resigned
GAY, Kenneth John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-11-09 · resigned 2018-06-08
Resigned
HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-11-09 · resigned 2011-11-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-07-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09