ACE SURGICAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08009056 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£157.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £157,878
Cash YoY
+31%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£176k
↑ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£158k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£176k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £157.9k | £114.6k |
| Current assets | £176.0k | £134.1k |
| Cash | £175.6k | £134.0k |
| Debtors | £405 | £75 |
| Net assets | £157.9k | £114.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-04-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-04-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-04-16📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE SURGICAL LIMITED
- 2012-03-28➕VAINGANKAR, Nitin Vasant appointeddirector
- 2012-03-28➕VAINGANKAR, Swarupa appointeddirector
- 2012-03-28➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2012-03-28➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nitin Vasant Vaingankar Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 28/03/2017 |
Mrs Swarupa Vaingankar Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | — | — | board controlboard control | 28/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities
Registered office
1st Floor, Buckley House 31a
The Hundred
Romsey
Hampshire
SO51 8GD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
VAINGANKAR, Nitin Vasant→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2012-03-28
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VAINGANKAR, Swarupa→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-03-28
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KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2012-03-28 · resigned 2012-03-28
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-02