ACE INNOVATION LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £85.4k |
| Current assets | — | £65.4k |
| Net assets | — | £60.4k |
| Average employees | 1 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-01-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-11-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-25➖SHAW, Jason Frazer resigneddirector
- 2016-05-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-05-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-18📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2015-05-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Cheryle Ann Turner
- 2012-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE INNOVATION LIMITED
- 2012-05-16➕PLATTS, Adrian James appointeddirector
- 2012-05-16➕SHAW, Jason Frazer appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adrian James Platts Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/05/2016 |
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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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Cheryle Ann Turner | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/05/2015 | 18/01/2019 |